Residual Risk of Ipsilateral Tumor Recurrence in Patients Who Achieved Clear Lumpectomy Margins After Repeated Resection

CONCLUSION: Patients who underwent re-excision for initial positive margins had an increased risk of IBTR, even after achieving a final negative margin, compared to patients with negative margins initially. This increased risk of IBTR is mostly observed in young patients and delayed cases.PMID:37985383 | DOI:10.4048/jbc.2023.26.e46
Source: Journal of Breast Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research