The Breast : official journal of the European Society of Mastology
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Multicenter Study
Patient age and positive margins are predictive factors of residual tumor on mastectomy specimen after conservative treatment for breast cancer.
To determine factors predictive of the presence of residual tumor on the specimen from mastectomy performed after conservative treatment for breast cancer in order to limit potentially unnecessary mastectomies (free of residual lesions). ⋯ Young age of patients (under 45-years-old) and presence of positive margins on the operative specimen are independent risk factors of residual tumor after conservative treatment of breast cancer.