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Systematic review of radioguided surgery for non-palpable breast cancer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This systematic review examines whether radioguided localization surgery (RGL) (radioguided occult lesion localization - ROLL and radioguided seed localization - RSL) for non-palpable breast cancer lesions produces lower positive margin rates than standard wire-guided localization surgery. METHODS: We performed a comprehensive literature review to identify clinical studies using either ROLL or RSL. Included studies examined invasive …

Authors

Lovrics PJ; Cornacchi SD; Vora R; Goldsmith CH; Kahnamoui K

Journal

European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 388–397

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

May 2011

DOI

10.1016/j.ejso.2011.01.018

ISSN

0748-7983