The Influence of Margin Width on Local Control of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast
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- 13 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (19), 1455-1461
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905133401902
Abstract
Ductal carcinoma in situ is a noninvasive carcinoma that is unlikely to recur if completely excised. Margin width, the distance between the boundary of the lesion and the edge of the excised specimen, may be an important determinant of local recurrence.Keywords
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