Open AccessWas Reexcision Less Frequent for Patients with Lobular Breast Cancer After Publication of the SSO-ASTRO Margin Guidelines?
Author(s) -
Anita Mamtani,
Emily C. Zabor,
Laura H. Rosenberger,
Michelle Stempel,
Mary L. Gemignani,
Monica Morrow
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-019-07751-8
Subject(s) - medicine , invasive lobular carcinoma , guideline , lymphovascular invasion , mastectomy , breast cancer , surgical oncology , lobular carcinoma , breast conserving surgery , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , breast surgery , general surgery , ductal carcinoma , oncology , surgery , invasive ductal carcinoma , pathology , metastasis , paleontology , biology
The Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society for Radiation Oncology consensus guidelines defined a negative margin for breast-conserving surgery (BCS) as no ink on tumor, and implementation has reduced rates of additional surgery for patients with invasive ductal cancer (IDC). The outcomes for invasive lobular cancer (ILC) patients are uncertain.