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Breast Cancer
Intraoperative frozen-section analysis used to measure lumpectomy-bed margins
September 22nd, 2005
Researchers reviewed the accuracy of intraoperative frozen-section (FSA) analysis to measure lumpectomy-bed margins. "My colleagues and I have been using intraoperative FSA to evaluate lumpectomy margins in an attempt to reduce the number of additional operations that patients with ductal carcinoma in situ or stage I and II breast cancer would have to endure. We review our experience in breast-conservation therapy (BCT) at the University of Florida (Gainesville) to determine the effectiveness of this approach. Operative reports, operative logs, and pathology reports were retrospectively reviewed for patients who had BCT from January 2001 to January 2004," scientists in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-22)
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