Tumor Margin after conservative breast cancer surgery for early disease: an issue or not ?

Summary
is standard of care. However, the question is Conservative breast surgery (CBS), i.e. tumorec- whether this approach is able to consolidate local tomy (TUM), has replaced more radical surgical control irrespective of the extent of the surgical approaches such as mastectomy (MAST) and margin. No consensus exists in the literature con-quadrantectomy (QUAD). The aim of surgeons is
cerning what should be considered as a minimal to avoid recurrence and still obtain a good cos-and hence a safe margin. This review will summetic result. After CBS for early disease, adjuvant marize the published data in order to try to define radiation consisting of whole breast irradiation a pragmatic treatment approach. followed by a boost dose on the surgical bed is standard of care. However, the question is whether this approach is able to consolidate local control irrespective of the extent of the surgical margin. No consensus exists in the literature concerning what should be considered as a minimal and hence a safe margin. This review will summarize the published data in order to try to define
a pragmatic treatment approach.