Omitting re-excision for focally positive margins after breast-conserving surgery does not impair disease-free and overall survival [PDF]
Purpose: In contrast to other countries, the Dutch breast cancer guideline does not recommend re-excision for focally positive margins after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in invasive tumor and does recommend whole-breast irradiation including boost. We
Baaijens, M. (Margreet) +6 more
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Recurrent Branchial Cleft Cyst with Symptomatic Cervical Oesophageal Diverticulum in Adult -An Interesting Presentation of Incomplete Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision [PDF]
Branchial cysts are congenital cystic lesions of the neck, presenting in childhood. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice for these lesions.
Jmv Amarjothi +4 more
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Residual disease after re‐excision lumpectomy for close margins [PDF]
Abstract Introduction While a positive margin after an attempt at breast conservation therapy (BCT) is a reason for concern, there is more controversy regarding close margins. When re‐excisions are performed, there is often no residual disease in the new specimen, calling into question the need
Sabel, Michael S. +9 more
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Background In an effort to minimize positive margins and subsequent re-excision after breast conserving surgery (BCS), many providers and facilities have implemented either a Full Cavity Shave (FCS) approach or adding the MarginProbe Radiofrequency ...
Richard Gilmore +6 more
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Background and Objectives: Wide local excision is a common procedure in the treatment of breast cancer. Wire-guided localisation (WGL) has been the gold standard for many years; however, several issues have been identified with this technique, and ...
Shahram Shirazi +5 more
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Fast label-free multilayered histology-like imaging of human breast cancer by photoacoustic microscopy [PDF]
The goal of breast-conserving surgery is to completely remove all of the cancer. Currently, no intraoperative tools can microscopically analyze the entire lumpectomy specimen, which results in 20 to 60% of patients undergoing second surgeries to achieve ...
Aft, Rebecca L +7 more
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Analysis of margin classification systems for assessing the risk of local recurrence after soft tissue sarcoma resection [PDF]
Purpose: To compare the ability of margin classification systems to determine local recurrence (LR) risk after soft tissue sarcoma (STS) resection. Methods: Two thousand two hundred seventeen patients with nonmetastatic extremity and truncal STS ...
Catton, Charles N. +9 more
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Lipophagic panniculitis in re-excision specimens.
Lipophagic panniculitis consists of a macrophage infiltrate in the subcutaneous tissue. The macrophages transform into foam cells within the panniculus they replace lipocytes and may form giant cells. Although those pathologic features have been described as diagnostic of Weber-Christian disease, we report the occurrence of lipophagic panniculitis in ...
B D, Zelickson, R K, Winkelmann
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As breast conserving therapy has become the standard of care for patients with early stage breast cancer an area of debate within the surgical literature has been the rate of positive surgical margins requiring re-excision.
Kathryne J. Blair, Mary Legenza
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The shifting nature of women’s experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ [PDF]
Aim: This paper is a report of a descriptive qualitative study of the evolution of women’s perceptions and experiences of ductal carcinoma in situ from the period near to diagnosis to one year later.
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