Assessment of Surgeon Factors Associated With Margin Re-excision After Breast-Conserving Surgery

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2228100. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28100.

Authors

Jeffery M Chakedis¹, Sharon B Chang¹, Annie Tang², Gillian E Kuehner¹, Alison C Savitz¹, Brooke Vuong¹, Maihgan A Kavanagh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California.
² Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, East Bay, Oakland.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines 5-year re-excision rates and use of recommended techniques among breast surgeons in a single health system.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating* / surgery
Female
Humans
Margins of Excision
Mastectomy, Segmental
Surgeons*