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K H Kjellevold

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PubMed1990

A prospective study of the length of the distal margin after low anterior resection for rectal cancer.

The length of distal margin between the lower border of the tumour and the level of division during low anterior resection may be related to the rate of local recurrence. The method of measuring the distal clearance is not usually stated in reports of the operation. The distal margin was measured prospectively in 5 different ways in 20 patients. A difference was observed between various methods of measurement of the same specimen in situ, unpinned and pinned out before and after fixation. The margin was significantly less (p less than 0.001) in unpinned compared with pinned specimens. There was poor correlation between the in situ measurement and that determined by the pathologist in both unpinned and pinned specimens. There was no significant difference before and after fixation if the specimen had been pinned but significant (p less than 0.001) shrinkage occurred with fixation when the specimen had not been pinned.

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PubMed1988

Pleomorphic adenoma of the human breast with local recurrence.

Pleomorphic adenoma of the human breast is a rare, benign tumor for which the literature is sparse. A local recurrence has been reported only once before. The diagnostic challenge of this cancer-imitating lesion is emphasized in this report. Although local excision of the tumor is the treatment of choice, almost 50% of the patients reported have undergone fairly extensive surgery, i.e., simple or radical mastectomy. A paraffin secretion of the excised tumor is mandatory to confirm the benign nature of the lesion to avoid an unnecessary mastectomy for a benign condition.

Breast Neoplasms↗