Left Lumpectomy with Wireless Seed Localization for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Breast-conserving surgery with radiation for early-stage breast cancers provides equivalent survival rates to mastectomy when all surgical margins are clear of residual cancer. For patients whose tumors are not palpable upon physical examination, preoperative localization of the malignant tissue to be removed is necessary. While wire localization is the traditional method of localization, a variety of wireless localization devices have become available as viable alternatives. Seed localizations provide several advantages over wire localization, including fewer scheduling issues, less patient anxiety, and reduced patient discomfort. Wire localization must occur on the day of the surgery, while seed localization may occur prior to surgery. Seed localization devices guide the breast surgeon to the target, typically a malignancy that must be removed in its entirety to give the patient the best likelihood of disease-free survival

Authors: Drs. Bridget Kelly, Carson Brown, and Michelle Specht at Massachusetts General Hospital

Link: https://jomi.com/article/277/L....eft-Lumpectomy-with-
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