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Open Access
01.12.2015 | Oral presentation
Breast tumour localisation using Iodine seeds in the UK: the first 100 patients
verfasst von:
Nidhi Sibal, Nerys Forester
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Sonderheft 1/2015
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Excerpt
Wire localization techniques for impalpable breast tumours require wire placement ideally on the day of surgery. Tumour localization using iodine-125 seeds allows tumour localization to occur prior to surgery, improving both work flow dynamics and the patient experience. Newcastle Hospitals Trust is the first centre in the UK to adopt this technique. Here we present our initial experience of the first 100 patients to undergo wire-free surgery. …