Is there any role for adjuvant radiotherapy for resected multistation N2 atypical carcinoid tumor of the lung?
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Radiation Oncology · Quillen VA Medical Center
Carcinoid tumors, typical or atypical, are not very responsive to radiotherapy. Add the feature of “multi level N2 nodes”, the prospect of local and systemic recurrence increases. So to many this bolsters the logic to offer thoracic radiotherapy. These tumors are also not very responsive the chemot...