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What is the recommended adjuvant dose for neuroendocrine cancer in the head and neck?

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Radiation Oncology · West Virginia University

I assume it's a high grade NEC (small cell or LCNEC) and in that case, I'd treat to 50 Gy in the adjuvant setting with a tumor bed boost (for ECE) to 60 Gy. The volume would be dependent on the location of the primary and the nodal stage.

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