Should re-excision lumpectomy rates be a quality measure in breast-conserving surgery?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3180-3183

  Schwartz, Theresa ^a   Degnim, Amy C ^b   Landercasper, Jeffrey ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR INVASION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REOPERATION;

EID: 84883803573     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-3206-0     Document Type: Review

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