Percutaneous Removal and Margin Ablation for Breast Cancer

Patients with a diagnosis of unicentric invasive breast cancer diagnosed by IVEB will then be assigned to the next available surgery date. On that day, the patient's axillary staging will be done, followed by ablation of the biopsy cavity using RFA. The breast surgery may include lumpectomy (which will be directed with US-guidance to assure more accurate removal of the en bloc IVEB site and the margin zone of ablation) or simple mastectomy with or without reconstruction. The tissue specimen will be sent immediately from the operating room to Pathology for routine processing.