How would you manage a positive deep margin in the setting of mastectomy and expander placement?
Would you boost the area of positive margin? Would you include the expander?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
With these cases, I first discuss with the patient's surgeon if there is any role for re-excision.
If not, then I look at whether it is prepectoral or subpectroal. With a subpectoral implant/expander, the at risk margin is in front of the implant/expander; while with a prepectoral implant/expander,...
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Radiation Oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine I agree with @Chirag S. Shah. Just an addendum: in...
Radiation Oncologist at Private Practice Probably it is acceptable if I give a boost of 14 ...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic I think that's a reasonable approach
I agree with @Chirag S. Shah. Just an addendum: in...
Probably it is acceptable if I give a boost of 14 ...
I think that's a reasonable approach