Table 3 Correlation between US findings and pathological margin involvement in US-guided lumpectomy group (r = 0.76, p = 0.01)
From: Intraoperative ultrasound reduces the need for re-excision in breast-conserving surgery
US findings | Number of patients | Involved margin (pathologically) |
|---|---|---|
Adequate margins (≥5 mm) | 60 | 4 (7 %) |
Close margins (3–4 mm) | 12 | 2 (17 %) |
Minimally involved margins (≤2 mm) | 8 | 3 (38 %) |
Involved margins | 4 | 2 (50 %) |