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 IrradiationJune 5, 2018
- Breast Cancer Lumpectomy MarginsDecember 20, 2017
- Consensus Guideline on Concordance Assessment of Image-Guided Breast Biopsies and Management of Borderline or High-Risk LesionsNovember 2, 2016
- Consensus Guideline on the Management of the Axilla in Patients With Invasive/In-Situ Breast CancerSeptember 24, 2019
- Diagnostic and Screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the BreastJune 22, 2017
- Consensus Guideline on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast CancerFebruary 10, 2019
- Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Palpable and Nonpalpable Breast LesionsNovember 7, 2017
- Management of Fibroadenomas of the BreastApril 29, 2008
- Preoperative Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infection in Breast SurgeryJune 22, 2017
- Quality Measurement and InitiativesApril 25, 2016
- Screening MammographyMay 3, 2019
- Use of Transcutaneous and Percutaneous Methods for the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tumors of the BreastOctober 16, 2018
- Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast OperationsNovember 30, 2016
Performance and Practice Guidelines
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer PatientsNovember 25, 2014
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Breast-Conserving Surgery-Partial MastectomyFebruary 22, 2015
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Breast UltrasoundApril 30, 2012
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Excisional Breast BiopsyNovember 25, 2014
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for MastectomyNovember 25, 2014
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer PatientsNovember 25, 2014
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for Stereotactic Breast ProceduresApril 28, 2010
- Performance and Practice Guidelines for the Use of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in the Management of Breast CancerMarch 2, 2017
Quality Measures
- Appropriateness of Pre-Operative Systemic Imaging in Newly Diagnosed Clinical Stage 0-II Breast Cancer PatientsSeptember 17, 2020
- Appropriateness of Referral of Node-Positive Mastectomy Patients to Radiation OncologySeptember 17, 2020
- Concordance Assessment Following Image-Guided Breast BiopsyNovember 22, 2010
- Image Confirmation of Successful Excision of Image-localized Breast LesionDecember 15, 2010
- Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery with a Positive Sentinel Node BiopsySeptember 17, 2020
- Preoperative Diagnosis of Breast CancerSeptember 17, 2020
- Return to the Operating Room for Re-excision of Previous Microscopically Negative Margins in Invasive Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving TherapySeptember 17, 2020
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast CancerNovember 4, 2010
- Specimen Orientation for Partial Mastectomy or Excisional Breast BiopsyMarch 27, 2014
- Hereditary Cause of Breast CancerSeptember 17, 2020
- Surgical Site Infection and Cellulitis After Breast and/or Axillary SurgeryMarch 27, 2014
- Surgeon Documentation of Clinical Stage of Breast CancerFebruary 26, 2015
- Unplanned 30-Day Re-operation After MastectomySeptember 17, 2020
