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In what situations would you omit craniospinal irradiation in a patient with a pineoblastoma?

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Radiation Oncology · Columbia University Irving Medical Center

I think in general, for pineoblastoma, the treatment paradigm has been for craniospinal radiotherapy due to risk of craniospinal seeding. I would take into account the extent of resection, age, spinal disease, etc.

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