Non-Invasive Three-Dimensional Breast Tumor Positioning Before Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy as Promissing Alternative to the Invasive Tumor Marking – Technique Description and Feasibility
Dragana Bjelica,
Natasa Colakovic,
Svetlana Opric
et al.
Abstract:Background: Surgical excision of the lodge of the tumor that has completely clinically regressed after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST) is a necessary part of the treatment of early breast cancer. However, it is significantly hampered by the lack of a spatial landmark concerning the location of the pre-existing tumor in the breast. Standard surgical techniques of targeted excision of the pre-existing tumor bed generally rely on invasive insertion of various markers into or around the tumor before starting N… Show more
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