Question of the Day

When a lumpectomy is performed for DCIS of the breast, the distance to the closest margin can be helpful because?
The distance to the closest margin correlates overall survival.
The distance to the closest margin correlates with local recurrence rates.
A patient with a closest margin > 0.2 mm does NOT need post-operative radiation therapy.
This is a trick question: Distance to margin is not helpful.

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