Optimising surgical accuracy in palpable breast cancer with intra-operative breast ultrasound - feasibility and surgeons' learning curve

N.M.A. Krekel (1) , A.M.F. Lopes Cardozo (2) , S. Muller (3) , E. Bergers (4) , S. Meijer (1) , M.P. van den Tol (1)

1 Department of Surgical Oncology
2 Department of Surgery
3 Department of Surgery
4 Department of Radiology

To evaluate if intra-operative guidance with ultrasonography (US) could improve surgical accuracy of palpable breast cancer excision, and to evaluate the performance of surgeons during training for US-guided excision.

Mots clés: Intra-operative ultrasonography; ultrasound; breast-conserving surgery; surgical training; learning curve; pitfalls

N.M.A. Krekel, A.M.F. Lopes Cardozo, S. Muller, E. Bergers, S. Meijer, et al.. Optimising surgical accuracy in palpable breast cancer with intra-operative breast ultrasound - feasibility and surgeons' learning curve. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011, 37 (12), pp.1044. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2011.08.127⟩. ⟨hal-00750472⟩