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Radiation Oncology
What dose would you treat a patient to for a positive deep skeletal muscle margin after mastectomy who is not a candidate for re-resection?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I would offer PMRT and boost the area of positive margin to 60-66 Gy based on pre op imaging and extent of positivity seen on pathology
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