Did you know post-lumpectomy mammography prior to initiating adjuvant radiation is standard practice by many in the setting of malignant microcalcs? Unsurprisingly, not many people do this in practice, but here is a retrospective look at how this played out at New York Presbyterian Hospitals over the past few years. Of 121 eligible women, 71 (59%) underwent post-lumpectomy mammography with 21 (30%) demonstrating residual microcalcs. Nearly half of re-excisions with residual microcalcs (9/19) had persistent disease on final path. | Johnson, JAMA Surg 2024
