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Factors Associated with Negative Margins of Lumpectomy Specimen: Potential Use in Selecting Patients for Intraoperative Radiotherapy

Factors Associated with Negative Margins of Lumpectomy Specimen: Potential Use in Selecting... Negative margin rates after lumpectomy are predicted by age, tumor size, preoperative investigations, and localization technique. These variables can be used to select patients for IORT with a 2.2% chance of positive margins. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Surgical Oncology Springer Journals

Factors Associated with Negative Margins of Lumpectomy Specimen: Potential Use in Selecting Patients for Intraoperative Radiotherapy

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Society of Surgical Oncology
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Surgery ; Oncology ; Surgical Oncology
ISSN
1068-9265
eISSN
1534-4681
DOI
10.1245/s10434-007-9711-2
pmid
18163174
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Abstract

Negative margin rates after lumpectomy are predicted by age, tumor size, preoperative investigations, and localization technique. These variables can be used to select patients for IORT with a 2.2% chance of positive margins.

Journal

Annals of Surgical OncologySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 28, 2007

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