Purpose There is no consensus on what constitutes adequate negative margins in breast-
conserving therapy (BCT). We systematically review the evidence on surgical margins in …

Background Routine resection of cavity shave margins (additional tissue circumferentially
around the cavity left by partial mastectomy) may reduce the rates of positive margins …

Breast‐conserving surgery (BCS) is the treatment of choice for early breast cancer. The
adequacy of surgical margins (SM) is a crucial issue for adjusting the volume of excision and …

From the Halsted radical mastectomy to transcriptomics-based personalized therapy, the
management of breast cancer has witnessed a massive evolution in the past 5 decades. The …

Objective: Single-center studies have demonstrated that resection of cavity shave margins
(CSM) halves the rate of positive margins and re-excision in breast cancer patients …

Purpose Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is an accepted method of treating early breast
cancer. We hypothesized that routine excision of additional cavity shave margins (CSM) at …

Introduction Margin status is an important prognostic factor for local recurrence after breast-
conserving surgery (BCS) in patients with breast malignancy. It is unclear whether the …

The margin status is a well-established prognostic predictor for patients undergoing breast-
conserving surgery (BCS). Recent data suggested that cavity shaving in addition to …

The optimal margin in breast‐conserving surgery is controversial, and re‐excision is
common. Pathologic margin assessment is not standardized, and tumor biology and the use …

Background Cavity shave margin (CSM) removal is a surgical technique that reduces re-
excision rates. One criticism of this technique has been that negative margins are obtained …