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the question as to the utility of the current standard of care, which is 6 months of perioperative systemic therapy. Given the unclear utility of adjuvant therapy after preoperative therapy has been administered, the clinical importance of pathologic
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should be tempered by maximal preservation of neurologic function. What does seem to be apparent is that STR without any adjuvant therapy is associated with a poor prognosis. There have been 16 cases presented in the literature that have undergone STR or
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predictor of survival and determines the indication for additional surgery (ie, complete lymph node dissection), systemic adjuvant therapy, surveillance imaging, and frequency of clinical follow-up. However, controversy remains regarding the most appropriate