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This chapter discusses technical aspects of wire-localized and seed-localized lumpectomy, including instrumentation and equipment, patient positioning, incision, dissection technique, irrigation, hemostasis, and closure techniques for wire- and seed-localized lumpectomy. The authors also offer pearls and pitfalls.

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Rajan, M., Moon, S., Blake, C. (2020). Lumpectomy (Wire Localized and Seed Localized). In: Rosenthal, R., Rosales, A., Lo Menzo, E., Dip, F. (eds) Mental Conditioning to Perform Common Operations in General Surgery Training. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91164-9_6

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