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. 2023 Feb 22;68:194–200. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.02.010

Table 5.

Histopathological margin assessment after targeted re-excisions.

a on specimen level
medial lateral cranial caudal frontal dorsal total
R0 45 43 44 44 42 44 261 (87.0%)
R1 4 (3)a 6 (4) 5 (1) 5 (4) 8 (6) 7 (5) 35 (11.6%)
Rx 1 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (1.3%)
b on specimen level, divided according to histological subtypes
NST ILC NST + ILC DCIS Other total
R0 190 21 10 30 10 261 (87.0%)
R1 10 1 0 23 1 35 (11.6%)
Rx 1 0 0 3 0 4 (1.3%)
c on case level
Number of patientsb
R0 31 (62)
R1 17 (34)
Rx 2 (4)
a

The number of in-situ carcinoma is given in parentheses.

b

Values are absolute frequencies. Relative frequencies are given as percentages in parentheses. Percentages are rounded.