Table 7 Summary of the total number of individual instances in which any one of the designated BCS specimen margin sites was positive or was positive/close from the pathology report of the 204 BCS cases
BCS specimen margin | Number of instances in which there was a positive BCS specimen margin | Histopathology of each positive BCS specimen margin |
|---|---|---|
Superior (S) margin | 3 | 2 IDC, 1 ACC |
Medial (M) margin | 5 | 2 IDC, 2 ILC, 1 DCIS |
Lateral (L) margin | 3 | 1 IDC, 1 ILC, 1 DCIS |
Inferior (I) margin | 5 | 2 IDC, 2 ILC, 1 DCIS |
Deep-Posterior (DP) margin | 4 | 2 IDC, 1 ILC, 1 ACC |
Anterior-Skin (AS) margin | 0 | not applicable |
BCS specimen margin | Number of instances in which there was a positive/close BCS specimen margin | Histopathology of each positive/close BCS specimen margin |
Superior (S) margin | 3 | 2 IDC, 1 ACC |
Medial (M) margin | 8 | 5 IDC, 2 ILC, 1 DCIS |
Lateral (L) margin | 4 | 2 IDC, 1 ILC, 1 DCIS |
Inferior (I) margin | 6 | 2 IDC, 2 ILC, 2 DCIS |
Deep-Posterior (DP) margin | 8 | 4 IDC, 1 ILC, 2 DCIS, 1 ACC |
Anterior-Skin (AS) margin | 0 | not applicable |