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The Significance of Resection Margin Status in Patients with Early‐Stage Invasive Cancer Treated with Breast‐Conservation Therapy

One of the lingering issues being debated in the area of breast‐conservation therapy for breast carcinoma is the importance and technique of establishing margins that are free of cancer in tumor excision specimens. We offer a three‐part series on this issue so as to get perspectives from radiation therapy, pathology, and surgery. The following is a comprehensive overview on margin status by Dr. Fowble. Eric R. Frykberg M.D., F.A.C.S. Section Editor