Mapping of multifocal breast cancer to achieve negative margins: A new step in the evolution of conservative breast surgery(A cohort study)

Yasser El Ghamrini; Tamer M S Salama; Mohamed I Hassan; Haytham Mohamed Nasser

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.030

Mapping of multifocal breast cancer to achieve negative margins: A new step in the evolution of conservative breast surgery(A cohort study)

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Jun 4:56:28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.05.030. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Yasser El Ghamrini¹, Tamer M S Salama¹, Mohamed I Hassan¹, Haytham Mohamed Nasser²

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor of General Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
² Lecturer of Interventional Radiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

•Conservative breast surgery is the standard technique in breast cancer.•Multifocal breast cancer is a risk factor for involved margins.•Positive margins are considered one of the predictors for local recurrence.•Preoperative wire mapping after breast marking by the surgeon increase the chance to have negative margins.

Keywords: Conservative breast surgery; Multifocal breast cancer; Negative margins; Preoperative mapping; Ultrasound-guided wiring.