Background For patients with breast cancer, a negative surgical margin at first breast-
conserving surgery (BCS) minimizes the need for reoperation and likely reduces …

BACKGROUND: The study's aim was to identify technical factors that are predictive of
negative margins after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). METHODS: This was a …

Background Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is the preferred surgical approach for the
majority of patients with early-stage breast cancer. There are frequent issues regarding …

Inadequate surgical margins represent a high risk for adverse clinical outcome in breast-
conserving therapy (BCT) for early-stage breast cancer. The majority of studies report …

Background The reported reexcision rates vary significantly for patients with invasive breast
cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery (BCS). This variability is a function of both the …

Background Re-excision is common in breast-conserving surgery (BCS), partly due to lack
of consensus on margin definitions. A population-based surgeon sample was used to …

Introduction Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is established as a standard treatment option
for women with early-stage invasive breast cancers. Margin status predicts local disease …

Objective Breast-conserving surgery has become the preferred treatment for early breast
cancer. Yet the question of what constitutes a 'safe margin', in terms of impact on patient …

Importance Although complete excision of breast cancer is accepted as the best means to
reduce local recurrence and thereby improve survival, there is currently no standard margin …

Background Reoperation after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is common and has been
partially associated with the lack of consensus on margin definition. We sought to investigate …