Fig. 1From: Partial mastectomy using manual blunt dissection (MBD) in early breast cancerSurgical procedure of MBD (I). The target tumor was confirmed by palpation and ultrasound before surgery (a). Lidocaine jelly mixed with indigo carmine was percutaneously injected (b). A 2-cm skin incision was made into the axilla for SNB (c). A skin incision was made in the areola to perform a partial mastectomy (d)Back to article page