The key recommendations of the Society of Surgical Oncology–American Society for Radiation Oncology–American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ include:
Positive margins had a twofold higher risk for IBTR
Wider margins do not significantly decrease IBTR compared with 2-mm margins
Biologic subtypes do not indicate the need for margins wider than no ink on tumor
IBTR rates are lowered with the use of systemic therapy
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