Does cavity margin shaving reduce residual tumor and re‐excision rates? A systematic review

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-523152
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.52315

Fernandez‐Pacheco, Miriam

; Ortmann, Olaf ; Ignatov, Atanas ; Inwald, Elisabeth C.

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Abstract

Purpose Cavity shaving (CS) is a surgical technique used in the treatment of breast cancer (BC). It may reduce margin positivity in histologic assessment and consequently reduces re- excision rates in breast conserving surgery (BCS). The evidence for this assumption is described in the present review. Methods A systematic review of relevant literature in English from January 1999 to April 2019 ...