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This chapter describes techniques, pitfalls, and strategies for excision of a palpable benign mass. Modifications appropriate to the excision of nonbenign masses are described in Chap. 118, which also discusses image-guided excision. The chapter also describes the technique of local anesthesia for simple breast procedures.
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Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (2022). Excision of Benign Palpable Breast Mass. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Kaiser, A.M., Nguyen, N.T., Sarpel, U., Sugg, S.L. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_116
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