Description of margin variables for original BCS procedure | Status of margin variables for original BCS specimen | Frequency of a subsequent re-excision | Frequency of residual disease |
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Positive BCS specimen margin(s) | 13/204 (6.4%) | 7/13 (53.8%)#,£ | 2/7 (28.6%) |
Close BCS specimen margin(s) | 9/204 (4.4%) | 4/9 (44.4%)¶ | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Positive or close BCS specimen margin(s) | 22/204 (10.8%) | 11/22 (50.0%)Ω ,£ | 4/11 (36.4%) |
Negative BCS specimen margins | 182/204 (89.2%) | 0/182 (0%) | not applicable |
Positive re-resection margin(s) | 24/204 (11.8%) | 15/24 (62.5%)* ,±, Ø, ♀ | 4/15 (26.7%) |
Positive BCS specimen margin(s) AND positive re-resection margin(s) | 8/204 (3.9%) | 7/8 (87.5%)£ | 2/7 (28.6%) |
Close BCS specimen margin(s) AND positive re-resection margin(s) | 3/204 (1.5%) | 3/3 (100%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
Positive or close BCS specimen margin(s) AND positive re-resection margin(s) | 11/204 (5.4) | 10/11 (90.9%)£ | 3/10 (30.0%) |
Positive BCS specimen margin(s) AND negative re-resection margins | 5/204 (2.5%) | 0/5 (0%)# | not applicable |
Close BCS specimen margin(s) AND negative re-resection margins | 6/204 (2.9%) | 1/6 (16.7%)¶ | 1/1 (100%) |
Positive or close BCS specimen margin(s) AND negative re-resection margins | 11/204 (5.4%) | 1/11 (9.1%)Ω | 1/1 (100%) |
Negative BCS specimen margins AND positive re-resection margin(s) | 13/204 (6.4%)@ | 5/13 (38.5%)* ,± | 0/5 (0%) |
Negative BCS specimen margins AND negative re-resection margins | 169/204 (82.8%) | 0/169 (0%) | not applicable |
Positive BCS specimen margin(s) AND/OR close BCS specimen margin(s) AND/OR positive re-resection margin(s) | 35/204 (17.2%) | 16/35 (45.7%)Ω, *, ±, Ø | 5/16 (31.3%) |