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Pre-operative and radiological images for patient 1. (A) Pre-operative image of the left breast with the location of the pacemaker marked by a circle in the superior portion close to the neck and the inferior circle indicates the presence of radiological seed. (B) Chest x-ray demonstrating left sided pacemaker with dual leads projecting over the right atrium and right ventricle. (C) Mammogram demonstrating a 10 mm spiculated mass in the left breast along with the pacemaker.
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Mammography of the left breast revealed a 10 mm spiculated mass noted in the middle depth of the left breast at approximately the 2:00 axis ( Figure 1 ).
Histopathological images of patient 1. (A) Gross lumpectomy specimen measuring 10 cm in dimension extending from superior to inferior margin and measuring 6.2 cm extending from lateral to medial margin. (B) Lumpectomy specimen with presence of radiological seed.
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Wide local excision was performed and TARGIT-IORT was delivered during surgery using the Intrabeam 600 (Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) ( Figure 2 ).
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Pre-operative and radiological images for patient 2. (A) Pre-operative image of the left breast with a magnet placed on the pacemaker and surgical marking indicating the tumor site. (B) Chest x-ray demonstrating left sided pacemaker with leads projecting over the right atrium and right ventricle. (C) Mammogram demonstrating a 7 mm spiculated mass in the left breast along with the pacemaker.
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A 64-year-old female with a history of surgically managed right invasive lobular carcinoma with lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and whole breast radiation 6 years back presented with an incidental finding of a 7 mm spiculated mass in the anterior to middle depth at 12:00 axis of the left breast on a routine follow-up mammogram ( Figure 3 ).