Would you offer a male patient adjuvant radiation for treatment of his breast cancer if his axillary dissection specimen shows a single node with isolated tumor cell(s) (ITC)?

The treatment of ITC and micrometastases in lymph nodes in women with breast cancer is controversial. Given the rarity of male breast cancer, complex treatment decisions are not defined.

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

If a male patient had a mastectomy with ITCs in a single node, I would not recommend adjuvant radiation.

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Would you offer a male patient adjuvant radiation for treatment of his breast cancer if his axillary dissection specimen shows a single node with isolated tumor cell(s) (ITC)?

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