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Breast biopsy or excision

211 bytes added, 14:51, 23 April 2021
*'''Submit''':<ref name=Roychowdhury/>
:*Entire specimen if it can fit in 3-5 slices.
:*If larger, :::*For relatively '''well demarcated tumors''': 1 slice per cm of tumor (minimum of 3 slices of tumor), including both center and periphery of tumor, including closest distance to the surgical margin if possible.::*For '''diffuse''' or even invisible tumors such as often is the case for DCIS and ILC, either still submit whole, or use X-ray to guide what tissue to submit.
:*Additional suspicious areas, including those indicated by radiography.
:*{{Comprehensive-begin}}Representative sections of margins in each direction.{{Comprehensive-end}}

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