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Current Case:

A 61-years old with treated carcinoma breast came with a sternal lesion for biopsy.

Which route will you use?

The video discusses the case, the approach to this lesion and a discussion of how to go about doing sternal lesion biopsies with 6 more examples

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Region: Sternum
Age: 61
Findings: Sternal lesion
Lesion Biopsied: Sternal body lesion
Size of Lesion: Not relevant
Gun: 18G short Cook, 10 mm throw
No of cores: 4 for histopath and aspirate for cytology and microbiology
Sedation: Yes plus cortical infiltration
Position & Approach: Supine, oblique and almost parallel to chest wall
Time Taken (marker to wash-out): 10 mins
Complication: None
Level of Difficulty: 4/5
Diagnosis: Metastasis from carcinoma breast

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