Does Preoperative MRI Reduce Positive Margins after Breast-Conserving Surgery?
Cairns A, Chagpar A, Dupont E, Levine E, Gass J, Chiba A, Ollila D, Howard-McNatt M. Does Preoperative MRI Reduce Positive Margins after Breast-Conserving Surgery? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 6053-6058. PMID: 37505353, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13884-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingExtensive intraductal componentMargin statusPositive marginsTumor sizeTumor factorsMedian tumor sizeBreast conserving surgeryBreast cancer managementInvasive lobular histologyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLobular histologyIntraductal componentMedian ageMulticenter trialPatient agePalpable tumorsPatient factorsShave marginsNegative marginsResultsA totalAssociated FactorsBreast cancerUS Centers