Would a metal endobronchial stent within the treatment field change your radiation treatment plan for a thoracic malignancy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
No, a stent placement within an airway would not alter either the appropriateness or the planning of radiotherapy for a thoracic tumor. That said, I would discuss the long-term implications of a stent in an irradiated field and would follow the patient closely with pulmonary medicine to discuss the ...