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Is post-mastectomy RT recommended for patients who have a local failure after partial breast irradiation?

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Radiation Oncology · Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

In general if a mastectomy was performed for an inbreast local relapse, whether the patient recieved partial or whole breast previously, or even no radiation, I would not offer PMRT unless there were specific risk factors indicating a need such as a diffuse relapase, dermal invasion, extensive lymph...

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