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The importance of surgical margins in breast cancer
Author(s) -
O'Kelly Priddy Colleen M.,
Forte Victoria A.,
Lang Julie E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24047
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , overall survival , surgery , cancer , oncoplastic surgery , radiology , oncology , general surgery , mastectomy
Achieving negative margins with “no tumor on ink” is an appropriate goal in breast conserving therapy (BCT). Wider margins do not decrease recurrence rates, and re‐excision in patients with microscopic positive margins is warranted. Several strategies exist to increase rates of negative margins, including techniques to improve tumor localization, intraoperative assessment of margins and oncoplastic techniques. Negative margins should be the goal of BCT, as this will improve both local control and long‐term survival. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;113:256–263 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.