The Value of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis for Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery in a Nontertiary Institution
Table 2
Summary list of the repeat procedures for incomplete primary surgical treatment of cancer for this cohort and the attendant reasons.
Patient
Repeat operation
Reason
A
Completion axillary dissection
Macrometastasis detected on histology, not visualised on IFSA
B
Completion mastectomy
Multicentric disease with microcalcifications superimposed, not visualised prior to primary operation, margins clear at first surgery
C
Re-excision of multicentric disease
Multicentric disease with microcalcifications superimposed, not visualised prior to primary operation, margins clear at first surgery
D
Re-excision of multicentric disease
Multicentric disease, consisting of two mass lesions: the first palpable tumour was the presenting symptom, and the second impalpable lesion was undetected prior to first operation. Following identification through a PET Scan, she underwent a reoperation through the same incision
