Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the United States, about 50% to 66% of women undergoing breast conservation surgery for cancer undergo subsequent mastectomy for positive margins on initial lumpectomy. This is despite the fact that screening mammography has resulted in a decrease in the size of newly diagnosed breast cancer to
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-394 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Journal of Surgery |
Volume | 202 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery