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. 2025 Aug 20;32(13):9836–9842. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18089-9

Table 2.

Re-excision, surgical margin, and oncoplastic surgery status

Preoperative boost [n = 89] Contemporary Canadian hypofractionation patients [n = 89]
Initial margin status
 Positive 6 (6.7) 10 (11.2)
 Close 19 (21.3) 22 (24.7)
 Negative 64 (71.9) 57 (64.0)
Final margin status
 Positive 4 (4.5) 2 (2.2)
 Close 18 (20.2) 20 (22.5)
 Negative 67 (75.3) 67 (75.3)
Re-excision
 Yes 3 (3.4) 12 (13.5)
 No 86 (96.6) 77 (86.5)
Oncoplastic
 Yes 24 (27.0) 25 (28.1)
 No 65 (73.0) 64 (71.9)
Cavity shave margins
 Yes 42 (47.2) 67 (75.3)
 No 45 (50.6) 22 (24.7)
 No record 2 (2.2)
Intraoperative radiography
 Yes 81 (91.0) 88 (98.9)
 No 6 (6.7) 1 (1.1)
 No record 2 (2.2)

Data are expressed as n (%)

Initial margin margin status after initial lumpectomy, final margin margin status at the time of radiotherapy (after any additional re-excisions if applicable), close ≤ 2 mm