Purpose: To compare surgical outcomes of SAVI SCOUT reflector localization (SSL) versus wire localization (WL) for breast tumors.
Methods: Retrospective review of 42 SSL cases and 42 WL cases. WL patients were consecutively matched for clinical-pathologic features. Final surgical outcome measures were tumor specimen volume, margin status, and re-excision rates.
Results: No significant differences were present in median specimen volumes (SSL-15.2cm vs. WL-16.3cm), positive margin rate (SSL-9.5% vs. WL-7.1%), close margin rate (SSL-7.1% vs. WL-11.9%) or re-excision rate (SSL-7.1% vs. WL-9.5%).
Conclusion: SSL is an acceptable alternative to WL with no significant differences in surgical outcomes.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.07.020 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!