Role for intraoperative margin assessment in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery

Date
2007
Author
Meric-Bernstam, Funda
CABIOĞLU, Neslihan
Hunt, Kelly K.
Sahin, Aysegul A.
Kuerer, Henry M.
Babiera, Gildy V.
Singletary, S. Eva
Whitman, Gary J.
Ross, Merrick I.
Ames, Frederick C.
Feig, Barry W.
Buchholz, Thomas A.
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Abstract
Background: Positive/close margins are associated with higher in-breast failure rates after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). We investigated whether intraoperative margin assessment aids in obtaining negative margins, and to evaluate the local control thus achieved.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/6462
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-006-9236-0
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