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Would you consider palliative RT in the setting of tumor causing osteonecrosis in an elderly patient?
Patient has not received radiation therapy in the past. If not, what would you offer for palliation of pain?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
If previously unirradiated, it is not osteonecrosis, it is cancer invading bone. Yes, I would. If previously irradiated, it’s palliative reRT and, yes, I probably would.
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