Surgical margins assessment reduces re-excision rates in breast-conserving surgery.

Chang Yi Woon,Serene Si Ning Goh, Lin Seong Soh, Chloe Fu Cui Yeo,Marc Weijie Ong,Benjamin Wong, Joelle Hoi Ting Leong,Jerry Tiong Thye Goo,Clement Luck Khng Chia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore（2023）

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Dear Editor, Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) followed by radiation therapy for breast cancer offers improved cosmetic results and comparable long-term survival rates as mastectomy.1 However, BCS is associated with a higher risk for local recurrence, and published literature has reported re-excision rates as high as 20–70% due to positive resection margins of the tumour. The increased

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surgical margins assessment,surgery,re-excision,breast-conserving

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