The consequence of multiple re-excisions to obtain clear lumpectomy margins in breast cancer patients

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 881-885

  Menes, Tehillah S ^a   Tartter, Paul Ian ^a   Bleiweiss, Ira ^b   Godbold, James H ^c   Estabrook, Alison ^a   Smith, Sharon Rosenbaum ^a  

^a The Comprehensive Breast Center   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Local recurrence; Lumpectomy; Margins

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144483823     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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