Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is an effective treatment for early-stage cancers as long as
the margins of the resected tissue are free of disease according to consensus guidelines for …

Lobular carcinoma is a special type of breast cancer that shows distinct clinical presentation,
morphologic and molecular features, and clinical behavior, and its incidence is rising in …

Background The equivalency of survival between mastectomy and breast conservation
therapy (BCT) has long been established, resulting in two decades of predominant BCT …

Background Breast-conserving surgery for palpable breast cancer is associated with tumour-
involved margins in up to 41% of cases and excessively large excision volumes. Ultrasound …

Adipose tissue is a reservoir of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Adipose-derived Mesenchymal
Stem Cells, ASCs), endowed with regenerative properties. Fat graft was proposed for breast …

Background Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) requires clear surgical margins to minimize
local recurrence. We sought to identify groups of patients at higher risk of involved margins …

One of the most important factors associated with local recurrence after lumpectomy in
breast cancer patients is the status of the surgical margin. Standard surgical practice is to …

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of intraoperative margin assessment in
obtaining clear margins in conserving surgery for breast cancer. Methods: Two hundred and …

The standard approach to breast‐conserving surgery is wide local excision of the tumor and
radiotherapy. However, a significant number of patients require further surgery to obtain …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative ultrasound in obtaining adequate
surgical margins in women undergoing lumpectomy for palpable breast cancer. Summary …