PTEN and neoplasm: However, 80–90% of recurrences occur within 2 cm of the irradiated field due to tumor infiltration and radioresistance driven by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) amplification, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) mutations, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/B (CDKN2A/B) deletions, tumor hypoxia, and tumor stem cells.