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Although the conservative management of malignant tumors of the breast has been very widely used in recent years, mastectomy remain indicated when it constitutes the only reasonable local treatment because of the size or histologic type of the tumor, or when there is a risk of multifocal lesions.
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Bricout, N. (1996). General considerations. In: Breast surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0926-7_25
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