The Role of Reexcision for Positive Marg
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Dalal Aziz; Ellen Rawlinson; Steven A. Narod; Ping Sun; H. Lavina A. Lickley; Da
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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One of the most important factors associated with local recurrence after lumpectomy in breast cancer patients is the status of the surgical margin. Standard surgical practice is to obtain clear margins even if this requires a second surgical procedure. It is assumed that reexcision to achieve clear