Breast: Surgical Procedures (Biopsy, Mastectomy...)

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BOARD 1
1. Normal sagittal section of breast
2. Cyst in breast
3. Biopsy needle in cyst

BOARD 2
1. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
2. Detail

BOARD 3
1. Incision for biopsy
2. Biopsy
3. Closure by suture
4. Orientation view

BOARD 4
1. Incision site for radical mastectomy
2. Incision started, use to illustrate the amount of tissue being taken from breast during mastectomy
3. Post surgical
4. Appearance after scarring

BOARD 5
1. Incision site for breast augmentation
2. Incision site for latissimus dorsi flap
3. Flap cut and reflected
4. Arrow showing movement of flap through to anterior incision
5. Flap pulled through
6. Incision in back sutured

BOARD 6
1. Flap seen anteriorly
2. Pocket prepared for implant
3. Sagittal view to illustrate the placement of the implant
2. Anterior incision sutured

BOARD 7
1. Appearance after augmentation
2. Incision sites for breast reduction
3. Cuts through breast for reduction
4. Breast sutured
5. Final appearance