title: The MarginProbe® System: An Innovative Approach to Reduce the Incidence of Positive Margins Found After Lumpectomy.
abstract: The goal of lumpectomy surgery for breast cancer is to completely remove the tumor and have clear margins, reducing the rates of local recurrence. The MarginProbe® System is a new device that can detect microscopic tumor cells at or close to the margin of the surgical resection intraoperatively, providing the surgeon with the ability to re-excise tissue at the time of surgery, reducing the need for a second surgery to obtain clear margins. .
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital.
authors.forename: Sowsina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gola
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doyle-Lindrud
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D000072662:Margins of Excision; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000517:prevention & control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
keywords: MarginProbe® System; breast cancer; lumpectomy; tumor margins 