The Importance of Achieving "Margins" in Breast Cancer Surgery

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Uploaded by on Apr 16, 2009

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The success of breast conservations depends on achieving clear margins, meaning that no cancer remains at the periphery of the excised tumor. If the margins contain cancer cells a second operation is needed. New technology helps doctors to assess the these margins quickly.

Dr. Freya Schnabel discusses a clinical trial of Margin Probe, a device used in the operating room which examines the edge of the specimen with radiofrequency spectroscopy to determine immediately whether a re-excision is necessary so that it can be accomplished at the same time.


Peter Pressman, MD

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Freya Schnabel, MD
Director of Breast Surgery
Professor & Breast Surgeon
NYU Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center

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