Fig. 3From: Partial mastectomy using manual blunt dissection (MBD) in early breast cancerSurgical procedure of MBD (III). Removing the breast tissue through the surgical wound (a). The resected tumor specimen was confirmed, retention sutures were placed on the nipple side (b), and the breast margins were sutured and closed (c). The wound was closed with buried subcuticular sutures (d)Back to article page