Annals of surgical oncology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Randomized prospective evaluation of a novel technique for biopsy or lumpectomy of nonpalpable breast lesions: radioactive seed versus wire localization.
Standard wire localization (WL) and excision of nonpalpable breast lesions has several shortcomings. ⋯ RSL is as effective as WL for the excision of nonpalpable breast lesions and reduces the incidence of pathologically involved margins of excision. RSL also reduces scheduling conflicts and may allow elimination of intraoperative specimen mammography. RSL is an attractive alternative to WL.