Official Statements

The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) has developed the following statements, guidelines, quality measures, resource guides, and manuscripts as a resource for our members. Visit the Topic Submission page to nominate an area for future consideration or to request an official partnership with ASBrS. Please send any thoughts, comments, and feedback to Brooke Bixler, Program Manager, at bbixler@breastsurgeons.org.

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Consensus Statements

Date Title
MAR
2022
Axillary Management for Patients With In-Situ and Invasive Breast Cancer
FEB
2021
ASBrS-NSGC Joint Statement of Medical Societies Regarding Genetic Testing Requirements
FEB
2019
Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer
OCT
2018
Transcutaneous and Percutaneous Methods for the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Breast
JUN
2018
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
DEC
2017
Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Margins
NOV
2017
Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Palpable and Nonpalpable Breast Lesions
JUN
2017
Diagnostic and Screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast
JUN
2017
Preoperative Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infection in Breast Surgery
NOV
2016
Concordance Assessment of Image-Guided Breast Biopsies and Management of Borderline or High-Risk Lesions
MAY
2019
Screening Mammography
JUL
2016
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM)
APR
2016
Quality Measurement and Initiatives

Performance and Practice Guidelines

Date Title
MAR
2017
Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in the Management of Breast Cancer
FEB
2015
Breast-Conserving Surgery-Partial Mastectomy
NOV
2014
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients
NOV
2014
Excisional Breast Biopsy
NOV
2014
Mastectomy
NOV
2014
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients
APR
2012
Breast Ultrasound
APR
2010
Stereotactic Breast Procedures

Quality Measures

Date Title
MAY
2022
Timeliness of Care for Breast Cancer
SEP
2020
Appropriateness of Pre-Operative Systemic Imaging in Newly Diagnosed Clinical Stage 0-II Breast Cancer Patients
SEP
2020
Appropriateness of Referral of Node-Positive Mastectomy Patients to Radiation Oncology
SEP
2020
Hereditary Cause of Breast Cancer
SEP
2020
Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery with a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
SEP
2020
Preoperative Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
SEP
2020
Return to the Operating Room for Re-excision of Previous Microscopically Negative Margins in Invasive Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Therapy
SEP
2020
Unplanned 30-Day Re-operation After Mastectomy
DEC
2010
Image Confirmation of Successful Excision of Image-localized Breast Lesion
NOV
2010
Concordance Assessment Following Image-Guided Breast Biopsy
NOV
2010
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast Cancer

Resource Guides and Manuscripts

Date Title
MAY
2024
Oncolactation
FEB
2024
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast Operations
FEB
2024
Endocrine Therapy for the Management and Risk Reduction of Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
JUL
2022
Innovation in Breast Surgery: Practical and Ethical Considerations
MAY
2022
Home Recovery After Mastectomy
AUG
2020
Pain Management in Breast Surgery
APR
2020
Endocrine Therapy in the COVID-19 Pandemic
JUL
2018
Ethical Considerations of Medical Photography in the Management of Breast Disease
AUG
2017
Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (Part 1)
AUG
2017
Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (Part 2)
JUL
2015
Toolbox to Reduce Lumpectomy Reoperations and Improve Cosmetic Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients
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