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What do you consider is an acceptable surgical margin for invasive breast cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

It is a number where there is no consistency but nowadays for practical purposes, most people would consider no tumor at ink as negative margin. That being said, close margin in the presence of EIC or multiple close margins in young patients or significant tumor close to the margin (diffuse close ma...

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