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With widespread acceptance of screening mammography, breast imaging has become an integral part of health care for women. The resulting diagnosis of earlier stage carcinomas has permitted breast sparing surgical procedures to be an option elected by many. In our institution, over 75% of eligible patients choose this alternative.
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Mendelson, E.B., Bhagwanani, D.G., Bohm-Velez, M. (1990). Imaging the Breast Treated by Segmental Mastectomy and Irradiation. In: Brünner, S., Langfeldt, B. (eds) Advances in Breast Cancer Detection. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 119. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84065-4_25
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