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Table 5 Lumpectomy cavity (LC) volumes in APBI trials

From: 3D-conformal Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation treatment planning: the value of surgical clips in the delineation of the lumpectomy cavity

  

Median volume of lumpectomy cavity (cc)

Min - max (cc)

Berrang et al [13]

Seroma visible on CT-scan

31.8

7.3 - 131.9

 

Seroma visible on 3D-US

23.2

5 - 93.6

Ford et al [14]

LC on CT scan

15.4

5.2 - 133.5

 

LC on PET-CT

32.8

7 - 199.4

Vicini et al [1]

LC

12

5 - 65

Formenti et al [12]

LC

34

7 - 379

IGR study

LC by juniors

14-16

5 - 61

 

LC by experts

11-13

5 - 96