2022
Does Breast Cancer Subtype Impact Margin Status in Patients Undergoing Partial Mastectomy?
Horattas I, Fenton A, Gabra J, Mendiola A, Li F, Namm J, Solomon N, Gass J, Lum S, Murray M, Howard-McNatt M, Dupont E, Levine E, Brown E, Ollila D, Chiba A, Chagpar AB. Does Breast Cancer Subtype Impact Margin Status in Patients Undergoing Partial Mastectomy? The American Surgeon 2022, 88: 1607-1612. PMID: 34982015, DOI: 10.1177/00031348211069783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCavity shave marginsMargin statusPartial mastectomyMolecular subtypesBreast cancer stage IOverall positive margin rateStandard partial mastectomyBreast-conserving therapyCancer stage IInvasive breast cancerImpact of subtypePositive margin rateBreast cancer subtypesLymphovascular invasionSurgical therapySystemic therapyRandomized trialsSurgical marginsShave marginsInvasive carcinomaMargin rateBreast cancerHispanic ethnicityStage IPatients
2019
Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0–III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery
Dupont E, Tsangaris T, Garcia-Cantu C, Howard-McNatt M, Chiba A, Berger AC, Levine EA, Gass JS, Gallagher K, Lum SS, Martinez RD, Willis AI, Pandya SV, Brown EA, Fenton A, Mendiola A, Murray M, Solomon NL, Senthil M, Ollila DW, Edmonson D, Lazar M, Namm JP, Li F, Butler M, McGowan NE, Herrera ME, Avitan YP, Yoder B, Walters LL, McPartland T, Chagpar AB. Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0–III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2019, 273: 876-881. PMID: 31290763, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCavity shave marginsBreast cancer patientsPartial mastectomyPositive marginsRe-excision ratesCancer patientsShave marginsStage 0Standard partial mastectomyMedian patient ageSingle-center studyBreast conserving surgeryPrimary outcome measurePositive margin rateConserving surgeryPatient ageClinicopathologic factorsMargin clearanceMargin rateInclusion criteriaOutcome measuresPatientsResectionPractice settingsMastectomy