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  2. Breast biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) is a more recent version of core needle biopsy using a vacuum technique to assist the collection of the tissue sample. Similarly to core needle biopsy, the needle has a lateral ("from the side") opening and can be rotated, allowing multiple samples to be collected through a single skin incision.

  3. Breast hematoma - Wikipedia

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    Post-surgical breast hematomas can also impede wound healing and therefore impact the cosmetic outcome. Hematomas are furthermore one of the risk factors for breast surgical site infections. [4] There is preliminary evidence that, after breast implant surgery, the presence of hematoma increases the risk of developing capsular contracture. [5]

  4. Central duct excision - Wikipedia

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    Central duct excision is a standard treatment of in case there is nipple discharge which stems from multiple ducts or cannot be traced back to a single duct. [2] It is also indicated if there is bloody nipple discharge in patients beyond childbearing age.

  5. 'I Needed A Biopsy After My Routine Mammogram. The ... - AOL

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    Writer Molly O'Connor shares her experience with after having a rare allergic reaction to the clip used to mark her benign breast biopsy. Doctors also weigh in.

  6. Seroma - Wikipedia

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    Seroma is the most common surgical complication after breast surgery. It is due to the presence of rich lymphatic system in the breast, low fibrinogen levels in lymph fluid and potential space creation in the breast after surgery, which contributes to seroma formation. Seroma is more common in older and obese people. [7]

  7. Stereotactic biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Stereotactic biopsy, also known as stereotactic core biopsy, is a biopsy procedure that uses a computer and imaging performed in at least two planes to localize a target lesion (such as a tumor or microcalcifications in the breast) in three-dimensional space and guide the removal of tissue for examination by a pathologist under a microscope.

  8. Brooke Shields Revealed She Once Had a Miscarriage that ... - AOL

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    Shields's miscarriage story starts with news of an irregular pap smear, which led to a cone biopsy, "which is a procedure to remove abnormal tissue from the cervix," she explained.

  9. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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    Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.