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Breast Cancer
Accuracy of intraoperative frozen-section analysis evaluated
October 6th, 2005
The accuracy of intraoperative frozen-section analysis (FSA) was evaluated. "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," scientists reported in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. "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...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-06)
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