MAMMOTOME

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Screening of breast cancer by mammotome. Following a mammography showing pathological signs (microcalcifications), a biopsy by mammotome is undertaken so as to determine whether the pathology is malignant or benign. Here, installation of the patient and positionning of the breast. Here, local anesthesia. This image is part of a photo essay. see. images 7585606 for the result of the mammography, 7582106 for the installation of the patient, 7582406 for the realisation of the biopsy, 7582506 for the gathering of the specimens, and 7582606 for the x-ray of the samples.

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Photo credit: © BELMONTE / BSIP / Alamy / Afripics
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