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SUBMITTER: Morrow M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5070537 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morrow Monica M Van Zee Kimberly J KJ Solin Lawrence J LJ Houssami Nehmat N Chavez-MacGregor Mariana M Harris Jay R JR Horton Janet J Hwang Shelley S Johnson Peggy L PL Marinovich M Luke ML Schnitt Stuart J SJ Wapnir Irene I Moran Meena S MS
Practical radiation oncology 20160624 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>Controversy exists regarding the optimal negative margin width for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) treated with breast-conserving surgery and whole-breast irradiation.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>A multidisciplinary consensus panel used a meta-analysis of margin width and ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) from a systematic review of 20 studies including 7883 patients and other published literature as the evidence base for consensus.<h4>Results</h4>Negative margins halve ...[more]