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Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society for Radiation Oncology guidelines define clear margins in breast‐conserving therapy (BCT) as ‘no ink on tumour’, in contrast to the attainment of margins… Click to show full abstract
Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society for Radiation Oncology guidelines define clear margins in breast‐conserving therapy (BCT) as ‘no ink on tumour’, in contrast to the attainment of margins of at least 1 mm widely practised in the UK. The primary aim of this study was to explore clinical, surgical and tumour‐related factors associated with local recurrence after BCT, with a secondary aim of assessing the impact of margin re‐excision on the risk of local recurrence.
Keywords:
complete excision;
excision;
narrow margins;
excision narrow;
margins provides;
oncology
Journal Title: BJS Open
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: BJS Open
Year Published: 2019
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