Peritumoral Lidocaine Injection: A Low-Cost, Easily Implemented Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Tessa Higgins^{1

2}, Elizabeth A Mittendorf^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
² Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Editorial

Tessa Higgins et al. J Clin Oncol. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 20;41(18):3287-3290.

doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00418. Epub 2023 Apr 6.

Tessa Higgins^{1

2}, Elizabeth A Mittendorf^{1

2

3}

¹ Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
² Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA.
³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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Effect of Peritumoral Infiltration of Local Anesthetic Before Surgery on Survival in Early Breast Cancer.
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