MarginProbe® Reduces the Rate of Re-Excision Following Breast Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jens-Uwe Blohmer1,2 • Julia Tanko2 • Janina Kueper1 • Jessica Groß1,2 • Ragna Volker1,2 • Anna Machleidt1,2 Anna Machleidt: [email protected] 1 Breast Center, Charite ́-Universita ̈tsmedizin Berlin, Charite ́platz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany 2 Department of Gynecology and Breast Center, Sankt-Gertrauden Hospital, Paretzer Str. 12, 10713 Berlin, Germany Abstract Purpose A positive margin status after breast conserving surgery (BCS)…

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Routine Use of MarginProbe® in Partial Mastectomy Patients: Three Centers’ Experience, Including Comparison to Historical Re-Excision Rates

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Molly Sebastian, MD, FACS & Stephanie Akbari, MD, FACS; Reinsch Pierce Family Center for Breast Health, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA. Beth Anglin MD, FACS; Complete Breast Care, The Medical Center of Plano, Plano, TX. Erin H Lin DO & Alice M Police MD, FACS; Department of Surgical Oncology, University of California Irvine, CA. Introduction…

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The Impact Use of an Intraoperative Margin Assessment Device on Re-Excision Rates

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This study was originally published as an Open Access article in Springer Plus and has been recreated under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Molly Sebastian1*, Stephanie Akbari1 , Beth Anglin2 , Erin H Lin3 and Alice M Police3 (* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Virginia Hospital Center, Reinsch Pierce Family Center for Breast Health,…

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MarginProbe® Device is Able to Reduce Re-Excision Rate of Breast Conserving Surgery in Invasive and Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer Independent from Any Patient or Tumor Related Factors

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium – December 9-13, 2014 Blohmer JU (1,2), Tanko J (2), Groß J (1,2), Völker R (1,2) 1) Chrité Gyn and Breast Dept; Sankt Gertrauden Hosp Gyn and Breast Dept Abstract Background: A positive margin status after breast conserving surgery (BCS) is one of the strongest predictors of local recurrence…

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