Re-Excision After Positive Margins in Breast-Conserving Surgery: Can a Risk-Based Strategy Avoid Unnecessary Surgery?

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC12387998 · PMID 40869666

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approached significancep = 0.064so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For example, Atalay and Irkkan noted that LVI approached significance ( p = 0.064) as a predictive factor for a residual tumour following re-excision in patients with positive margins [ 33 ].

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a possible trendno p-value reported

According to our dataset, HER2 3+ and Luminal B subtypes were more frequently observed among patients with a residual tumour, suggesting a possible trend that did not achieve statistical significance.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Our findings indicate that age, categorized as below or above 50 years, did not reach statistical significance as a predictor of residual tumours.

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