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Breast Cancer
Research from L. Fortunato and colleagues provide new insights into breast cancer
January 29th, 2009
According to recent research from Rome, Italy, "Non-palpable breast tumors represent an increasing management problem in modern Breast Units. Therefore, a simple and accurate procedure to localize these lesions is needed." "To date, the most commonly used technique is wire localization, but there are some disadvantages. We conducted a prospective study on patients with malignant or benign non-palpable breast tumors who were surgically treated and underwent intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) from May 2006 to June 2007. Margins of excision were inked and specifically assessed by the pathologist, and were considered positive if <= 1 mm. There were 77 patients (60...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)
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