Table 3

Positive margins for needle-localized breast biopsies and re-excision rates

Surgeon	NLBBs positive for cancer, no.	Lumpectomies positive for cancer, no.	No. (and %) of patients
Surgeon	NLBBs positive for cancer, no.	Lumpectomies positive for cancer, no.	Positive margins^*	Re-excisions^†
1	0	1	1 (100)	1 (100)
2	5	3	5 (63)	4 (80)
3	11	4	6 (40)	6 (100)
4	0	0	0	0
5	15	10	15 (60)	15 (100)
6	14	14	7 (25)	6 (86)

NLBB = needle-localized breast biopsy.
↵* The denominator for these percentages is the number of positive tests for cancer.
↵† The denominator for this percentage is the number of patients whose lesions had positive margins.