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Multidisciplinary approach to treatment of radiation-induced chest wall sarcoma

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Radiation-induced sarcoma (RIS) is a rare complication following therapeutic external irradiation for lung cancer patients. Patients with RIS may develop recurrence or metastasis of the previous disease and also at high risk for early chest wall complications following operation, which requires close follow-up and multidisciplinary approach. We present a challenging case of RIS with a multidisciplinary teamwork in the decision-making and successful management.

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Dr. D’Amico is a consultant for Scanlan International. All the other authors have declared no competing interest.

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Kara, H.V., Gandolfi, B.M., Williams, J.B. et al. Multidisciplinary approach to treatment of radiation-induced chest wall sarcoma. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64, 492–495 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-015-0527-x

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