2013
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335561
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Re-excision Rates and Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Therapy

Abstract: Introduction !The primary goal for all breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing breast-conserving (BCT) or oncoplastic surgery (OPS) is to achieve tumor-free margins in a single surgical procedure. However, it is not uncommon for BC patients to undergo more than one surgical procedure before they achieve tumor-free margins [1, 2, 3]. In patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), an accompanying ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is diagnosed in approximately 30-60 % of cases, making the primary attempt to achie… Show more

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