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Zero In on Best Breast Tissue Specimen Choice

Published on Fri Jan 12, 2024

Question: The pathologist received a breast tissue specimen that the surgeon labeled, “breast margin re-excision.” Three weeks prior, the surgeon had submitted a lumpectomy specimen from the same patient, which the pathologist had diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma, proximal margin not clear. For the new specimen, the pathologist again diagnosed invasive ductal carcinoma, but this time the margins were clear. What [...]
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