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Assessment of Surgeon Factors Associated With Margin Re-excision After Breast-Conserving Surgery

Jeffery Chakedis, Sharon B. Chang, Annie Tang, Gillian Kuehner, Alison Savitz, Brooke Vuong, Maihgan A. Kavanagh

2022JAMA Network Open10 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

We identified surgeon factors that were associated with lower re-excision rates and cavity shave margins as the most effective technique. We provided practical evidence of the benefits of routine cavity shave margins, which is now a standard practice among breast surgeons at our health system.

Topics & Concepts

Margin (machine learning)MedicineBreast-conserving surgerySurgeryBreast surgeryGeneral surgeryMastectomyBreast cancerComputer scienceCancerInternal medicineMachine learningBreast Implant and ReconstructionBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesClinical practice guidelines implementation