Breast cancer surgery planning. Pre-operative view of the breasts of a 45-year-old woman prior to surgery to excise breast cancer. The planned operati

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Breast cancer surgery planning. Pre-operative view of the breasts of a 45-year-old woman prior to surgery to excise breast cancer. The planned operation is a mastectomy (breast removal) followed by immediate reconstruction of the breast using a DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap. This flap of tissue (skin, fat and blood vessels) is taken from the lower abdomen and attached to the mastectomy site to reconstruct the shape and appearance of the excised breast.

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