Surgical margin reporting in breast conserving surgery: Does compliance with guidelines affect re-excision and mastectomy rates?
Published
Online: July 18, 2015
Margin status is important in guiding decisions
to re-excise following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for breast cancer. The
College of American Pathologists (CAP) developed guidelines to standardize
pathology reporting; however, compliance with margin documentation guidelines
has been shown to vary. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine
whether compliance with CAP guidelines affects re-excision and mastectomy
rates.
