[HTML][HTML] Joseph Lister: father of modern surgery
D Pitt, JM Aubin - Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been considerable literature on breast conservation therapy over the past few
years, with an emphasis on cosmesis and less emphasis on the possible disadvantages of …
years, with an emphasis on cosmesis and less emphasis on the possible disadvantages of …
Local failure and margin status in early-stage breast carcinoma treated with conservation surgery and radiation therapy
MS Anscher, P Jones, LR Prosnitz, W Blackstock… - Annals of …, 1993 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The authors determined whether microscopically positive surgical margins are
detrimental to the outcome of early stage breast cancer patients treated with conservation …
detrimental to the outcome of early stage breast cancer patients treated with conservation …
Perspectives and risks of breast-conservation therapy for breast cancer
DH Roukos, AM Kappas… - Annals of surgical …, 2003 - search.proquest.com
Although breast cancer, with 211,300 new cases expected in 2003 in the United States,
continues to be the most common malignant tumor among women, it is a highly treatable …
continues to be the most common malignant tumor among women, it is a highly treatable …
Surgical margins in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy
SE Singletary - The American journal of surgery, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Patients receiving breast conservation therapy have a lifelong risk of local
recurrence. To minimize this risk, surgeons have explored various approaches to examining …
recurrence. To minimize this risk, surgeons have explored various approaches to examining …
Attaining negative margins in breast-conservation operations: is there a consensus among breast surgeons?
SL Blair, K Thompson, J Rococco… - Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this survey was to ascertain the most common surgical
practices for attaining negative (tumor-free) surgical margins in patients desiring breast …
practices for attaining negative (tumor-free) surgical margins in patients desiring breast …
New trends in breast conservation therapy
LA Newman, TA Washington - Surgical Clinics, 2003 - surgical.theclinics.com
Surgical management of breast cancer has undergone extensive transitions over the past
century; innovative approaches to breast preservation as well as sequencing of …
century; innovative approaches to breast preservation as well as sequencing of …
The number of positive margins influences the outcome of women treated with breast preservation for early stage breast carcinoma
SJ DiBiase, LT Komarnicky… - … Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND There are conflicting reports regarding whether focally positive surgical
margins influence tumor control in breast‐conservation therapy. The authors have evaluated …
margins influence tumor control in breast‐conservation therapy. The authors have evaluated …
[HTML][HTML] Close/positive margins after breast-conserving therapy: additional resection or no resection?
WC Wood - The Breast, 2013 - Elsevier
The primary goal of breast conserving surgery or mastectomy is the prevention of recurrent
breast cancer. The distinguishing goal of breast conserving surgery is preservation of a …
breast cancer. The distinguishing goal of breast conserving surgery is preservation of a …
Assessing margin status
VS Klimberg Jr, S Harms Jr, S Korourian Jr - Surgical oncology, 1999 - Elsevier
The 1990 Consensus Conference on Breast Cancer from the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) stated that breast-conserving surgery (BCT) followed by radiation is the preferred …
(NIH) stated that breast-conserving surgery (BCT) followed by radiation is the preferred …
Factors associated with re-excision in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy
C Sanchez, RF Brem, AP McSwain… - The American …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
One of the risks of breast conservation surgery is local recurrence, which predominantly
occurs as a result of inadequate surgical margins. The purpose of this study was to identify …
occurs as a result of inadequate surgical margins. The purpose of this study was to identify …