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A wide variety of surgical techniques are employed to biopsy or resect breast tissue. In general, these specimens can be divided into three groups: (1) small biopsies for mammographic abnormalities; (2) larger biopsies or lumpectomies; and (3) mastectomies with or without a lymph node dissection. Regardless of the type of specimen, remember that all breast tissue, even if removed for cosmetic reasons, should be examined when it is fresh.

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  1. Department of Pathology Meyer 7-181, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, 21287-6971, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Ralph H. Hruban M.D. & William H. Westra M.D.

  2. Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7000, 21205-2100, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Timothy H. Phelps M.S.

  3. Department of Pathology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, C6-Path, 98101, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christina Isacson M.D.

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  1. Ralph H. Hruban M.D.
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Hruban, R.H., Westra, W.H., Phelps, T.H., Isacson, C. (1996). Breast. In: Surgical Pathology Dissection. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2548-3_21

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