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Physical Exam  
  Left breast: Palpable mass at about the 6:00 area on the left breast. No nipple retraction noted, no discharge. Right breast: No discrete masses, no discharge noted.
Remainder of physical examination was negative.
Imaging
July 2004 Mammogram: Abnormal mass at 6:00 in left breast, right breast normal
Laboratory  
10/24/04 SMA 20: within normal limits
Surgical Observations  
10/3/04 Excisional biopsy
Pathological Report  
10/3/04 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), apocrine type with extensive necrosis with one focus showing microinvasion (measuring less than 1 mm in diameter). The morphology of the DCIS is classified as high-grade.

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