What is your approach to mediastinal-only failure outside of the previous chemo/radiation field for SCLC?
Would you treat the nodes with margin, the nodal group, or the whole untreated mediastinum?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would treat involved nodal stations with concurrent chemo and radiotherapy. I don't feel it is necessary to cover the whole untreated mediastinum. In terms of margin, I would review the detail CT and PET/CT images and balance the chance of lymph node microscopic disease and toxicities of radiother...