Thursday, 26 July 2012

The neoadjuvant net

The neoadjuvant net: A patient- and surgeon-friendly device to facilitate safe breast-conserving surgery in patients who underwent neoadjuvant treatment.  The breast, August 2012, Vol. 21(4), p.499-502.


Taffurelli, M., et al.


http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/PIIS096097761100436X/abstract?rss=yes


The primary goal of the study was to describe an innovative and helpful tool in defining the minimal surgical margins necessary during breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant treatment: the Neoadjuvant Net . The secondary endpoint was to assess its usefulness in achieving postoperative disease-free margins and reducing Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrences.