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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Randomized controlled clinical trial comparing radioguided occult lesion localization with wire-guided lesion localization to evaluate their efficacy and accuracy in the localization of nonpalpable breast lesions. Surgery 2016; 159: 1140–1145.

Published: 25th August 2016

Authors: Duarte C, Bastidas F, de los Reyes A, Martinez MC, Hurtado G, Gomez MC et al.

Conclusion

In this study that included 129 procedures, the only advantage of ROLL was improved lesion centricity (P=0.038). The need to extend margins was similar.

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