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Salvage surgery for local recurrence after stereotactic body radiotherapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review.

Chris DickhoffPedro M Rodriguez SchaapRene H J OttenMartijn W HeymansDavid J HeinemanMax Dahele
Published in: Therapeutic advances in medical oncology (2018)
Limited, low-level evidence prevents firm conclusions, but based on the existing data, salvage surgery after local recurrence of NSCLC following SBRT appears technically feasible, with acceptable morbidity and mortality in appropriately selected and counselled patients who are fit enough and who accept the risks (level of evidence 4, strength of recommendation C).
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