What volume would you treat after solitary axillary nodal recurrence after previous lumpectomy in a breast cancer patient without prior radiotherapy?
Is it necessary to irradiate the breast?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
There's no perfect answer, but in most circumstances, I would favor treating the whole breast as well. An axillary recurrence suggests that there is at least some risk in the residual lymphatics of the breast. In the modern era of planning, in most circumstances, the breast can be treate...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I think there is no perfect answer and depends on the overall protoplasm of the patient, patient's goals, time to recurrence, and worry for micrometastatic disease in the breast. In a very healthy Hughes-ish type patient who has a surprising nodal recurrence, I would be more inclined to treat the br...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In patients without previous RT, my practice has been to treat the breast or chest wall in conjunction with regional nodes. To my knowledge, not great data comparing the 2 approaches so I think ok to go either way.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I would not treat the breast and focus on the regional node only
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Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network This is presuming breast mRI is negative . In. Mod...
Radiation Oncologist at Columbia University Medical Center/ New York Presbyterian / Hudson Valley Hospital That makes a lot of sense, thanks for explanation....