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Table 2 Tumor-free resection margins and re-excision rate after IOUS and WGL

From: Intraoperative ultrasound in breast cancer surgery—from localization of non-palpable tumors to objectively measurable excision

Author

Type of the Study

IOUS

WGL

No of pts.

No of oper

No of neg. marg.

No of re-excision

No of pts.

No of oper

No of neg. marg.

No of re-excision

Rahusen

prosp

19

20

17 (89%)

nd

43

43

17 (40%)

nd

Snider

retro

22

22

18 (82%)

nd

22

22

18 (82%)

nd

Harlow

retro

62

65

63 (97%)

3(4.80%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

Smith

retro

81

81

24/25 mg (96%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Rahusen 2

prosp

27

27

24 (89%)

nd

22

22

12(55%)

nd

Kaufman

prosp

100

101

90(89%)

9 (9%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

Gittleman

retro

15

15

14(92%)

1(8%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

Beneth

prosp

103

115

39/42 mg (93%)

3(7%)

24

24

19 (83%)

5(17%)

Haid

retro

299

299

242 (81%)

57(19%)

61

61

38 (62%)

23 38%)

Potter

retro

32

32

28(88%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Ngo

prosp

70

70

66 (94%)

3(4%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

Fortunato

prosp

77

77

75 (97%)

2(3%)

nd

nd

nd

nd

Bouton

retro

28

28

25 (91%)

3(9%)

nd

nd

nd

26%

Berentz

prosp

120

120

112 (93%)

15(13%)

138

138

129(93.5%)

15(11%)

Ramos

retro

225

225

216 (96%)

9(4%)

nd

nd

12(55%)

nd

James

retro

96

96

10(10%)

20(20%)

59

59

52(88%)

18(30%)

  1. No Number, IOUS intraoperative ultrasound, WGL wire-guided localization, nd no data, pts. patients, prosp prospective, retro retrospective, neg.marg. negative margins, oper operations