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In an open breast biopsy, your doctor makes a small cut in the skin and breast tissue to remove a sample of tissue. The sample is examined under a microscope.

Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery
Last Updated: 05/01/2007

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