The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 4 , Pages 509-512 , October 2006

The influence of additional surgical margins on the total specimen volume excised and the reoperative rate after breast-conserving surgery

Presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, April 5–9, 2006

Received 6 April 2006 ,Revised 4 June 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00430-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 4 , Pages 509-512 , October 2006

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