Official Statements

The American Society of Breast Surgeons has developed the following statements, guidelines, and quality measures as a resource for our members. Please send any thoughts, comments, and feedback to the Society's publications & research manager, Laura Randel (lrandel@breastsurgeons.org).

Consensus Guidelines

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
June 5, 2018
Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Margins
December, 20, 2017
Consensus Guideline on Concordance Assessment of Image-Guided Breast Biopsies and Management of Borderline or High-Risk Lesions
November 2, 2016
Diagnostic and Screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast
June 22, 2017
Consensus Guideline on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer
February 10, 2019
Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Palpable and Nonpalpable Breast Lesions
November 7, 2017
Management of Fibroadenomas of the Breast
April 29, 2008
Management of the Axilla in Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer
August 31, 2011
Preoperative Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infection in Breast Surgery
June 22, 2017
Quality Measurement and Initiatives
April 25, 2016
Screening Mammography
October 29, 2015
Use of Transcutaneous and Percutaneous Methods for the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Breast
October 16, 2018
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast Operations
November 30, 2016

Performance and Practice Guidelines

Performance and Practice Guidelines for Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients
November 25, 2014
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Breast-Conserving Surgery-Partial Mastectomy
February 22, 2015
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Breast Ultrasound
April 30, 2012
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Excisional Breast Biopsy
November 25, 2014
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Mastectomy
November 25, 2014
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients
November 25, 2014
Performance and Practice Guidelines for Stereotactic Breast Procedures
April 28, 2010
Performance and Practice Guidelines for the Use of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in the Management of Breast Cancer
March 2, 2017

Quality Measures

Concordance Assessment Following Image-Guided Breast Biopsy
November 22, 2010
Image Confirmation of Successful Excision of Image-localized Breast Lesion
December 15, 2010
Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery With a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
June 20, 2017
Preoperative Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
December 15, 2010
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast Cancer
November 4, 2010
Specimen Orientation for Partial Mastectomy or Excisional Breast Biopsy
March 27, 2014
Surgeon Assessment for Hereditary Cause of Breast Cancer
March 27, 2014
Surgical Site Infection and Cellulitis After Breast and/or Axillary Surgery
March 27, 2014
Surgeon Documentation of Clinical Stage of Breast Cancer
February 26, 2015

What Is a Breast Surgeon

What Is a Breast Surgeon
September 25, 2013