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Case 126: Breast Operation

This lady has a family history of breast cancer.

The intraoperative photo

The preoperative mammogram

1. What are the wires called?

2. Do you think the lesion would be palpable? And why?

3. What should be done with the specimen when it is excised?

4. What if the histopathology shows that one of the excision margins is widely involved?