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Dear colleagues ,
my patient 56 yo known to have a history of oligometastatic STS, recently presented with a secondary lesion in the heart. He was strictly asymptomatic.
we decided to go forward with systemic treatment not considering radiation in this setting.
Unfortunately, he passed away secondary to arrhythmia (most probably related to his lesion).
1- i would like to know about your experience in the indication of radiation therapy (SBRT or other ) to treat similar lesions? selection criterias, results? do you have any institutional protocols?
2- do you think that a prophylactic ICD would have saved this patient 'life ?
my patient 56 yo known to have a history of oligometastatic STS, recently presented with a secondary lesion in the heart. He was strictly asymptomatic.
we decided to go forward with systemic treatment not considering radiation in this setting.
Unfortunately, he passed away secondary to arrhythmia (most probably related to his lesion).
1- i would like to know about your experience in the indication of radiation therapy (SBRT or other ) to treat similar lesions? selection criterias, results? do you have any institutional protocols?
2- do you think that a prophylactic ICD would have saved this patient 'life ?