Standardized and reproducible methodology for the comprehensive and systematic assessment of surgical resection margins during breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The primary goal of breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is to completely excise the tumor and achieve "adequate" or "negative" surgical resection margins while maintaining an acceptable level of postoperative cosmetic...

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Main Authors: Jimenez Rafael E, Povoski Stephen P, Wang Wenle P, Xu Ronald X
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/254