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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
*Lumpectomy = a common procedure for breast lesions that are small, typically have no skin. | *Lumpectomy = a common procedure for breast lesions that are small, typically have no skin. | ||
*Mastectomy = removal of the breast, may include skeletal muscle (not common) or be skin sparing.<ref name=pmid27563563>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yu | first1 = P. | title = Breast reconstruction at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. | journal = Gland Surg | volume = 5 | issue = 4 | pages = 416-21 | month = Aug | year = 2016 | doi = 10.21037/gs.2016.05.03 | PMID = 27563563 }}</ref> | *Mastectomy = removal of the breast, may include skeletal muscle (not common) or be skin sparing.<ref name=pmid27563563>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yu | first1 = P. | title = Breast reconstruction at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. | journal = Gland Surg | volume = 5 | issue = 4 | pages = 416-21 | month = Aug | year = 2016 | doi = 10.21037/gs.2016.05.03 | PMID = 27563563 }}</ref> | ||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== | ||
*Orientation. | *Orientation. | ||
**Lumpectomies usually oriented with a short and long suture as per surgeon; '''s'''hort is typically '''s'''uperior (aspect) and '''l'''ong is typically '''l'''ateral (aspect). | |||
**Mastectomies typically have tissue that extending toward the axilla known as the "tail". | |||
*Inking. | *Inking. | ||
*Slicing - medial to lateral. | *Slicing - medial to lateral. | ||