Parallelogram partial mastectomy, lateral segment ("lateral segmentectomy"), preoperative, and intraoperative images.
(A) Intraoperative marking with patient in supine position demonstrating the tangential approach of the parallelogram skin marking to the nipple-areolar complex.
(B) Full-thickness fibroglandular resection.
(C) Final skin closure.
Reproduced with permission from: Calhoun KE, Anderson BO. Oncoplastic surgery: Segmental resection for lumpectomies. In: Master Techniques in General Surgery: Breast Surgery, Bland KI, Klimberg SV (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. Copyright © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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