Impact of cavity shave margins in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ undergoing conserving breast surgery
Gianluca Vanni,
Marco Pellicciaro,
Marco Materazzo
et al.
Abstract:AimThe main challenge during breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is to obtain clear margins, especially in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) due to the absence of well-defined nodules. Many surgical approaches have been used in an attempt to reduce the positive margin rate. The aim of this retrospective study is to compare the cavity shave margin technique with standard surgery and the intraoperative evaluation of surgical margins.MethodsThis is a single-center retrospective study analyzing margin stat… Show more
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