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Voting 3.

A 36 year old female with a 2 cm

cancer (luminal B, grade 3)

undergoes breast conservation

resulting in the following margins:

Deep: <1mm, not at ink

Anterior: 2mm

Lateral: pleomorphic LCIS at ink over

3mm, invasive clear

Medial: classical LCIS at ink, invasive

clear

Superior: 4mm clear

Inferior: 10mm clear

Which margins would you excise?

1. Deep, anterior, lateral

2. Lateral only

3. Lateral and medial

4. All margins except inferior

5. Would suggest mastectomy

because of LCIS

6. No margins need re excising