The breast is cleansed with antiseptic solution and draped pwith sterile surgical drapes. The tissue around the mass is cut, allowing the mass to be removed in its entirety. In most cases, the surgeon will attempt a generous excision of the mass, with a margin of normal tissue around it. A generous excisional biopsy with a margin of normal tissue is equivalent to a lumpectomy . The primary intent of an excisional open biopsy is to completely remove the mass and provide a microscopic diagnosis.
Open biopsy is safe and effective.
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