A Randomized Controlled Trial of Routine Shave Margins Versus Standard Partial Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2011
This research study is designed to look at whether the routine use of shave margins (by taking extra tissue at the time of partial mastectomy surgery) will reduce the chances of having positive surgical margins requiring another surgical procedure, and whether this affects the long-term chances of getting cancer back in your breast.
Epistemonikos ID: 5748225d0e7a4d5e8e8c7e421f0a7d7cdd01b855
First added on: May 10, 2024