Gertrude Marshall,a 65-year-old recently retired nurse,was scheduled for a modified radical mastectomy.It has been over 40 years since she worked as a perioperative nurse and she vividly remembers the mutilating radical mastectomies of the past.She asks the perioperative nurse to describe the appearance of her incision at the end of the procedure.What description of the incision will the perioperative nurse explain to Gertrude?
A) A crescent incision extends from the mid-axillary line to the medial fourth rib attachment to the sternum.The incision will likely be closed with interrupted nylon sutures.
B) A horizontal elliptic incision with lateral extension toward the axilla is made through the subcutaneous tissue.The incision will likely be closed with subcuticular uninterrupted polypropylene sutures.
C) An oblique elliptic incision with lateral extension toward the axilla is made through the subcutaneous tissue.The incision may be closed with interrupted nonabsorbable sutures,staples,or a running subcuticular stitch.
D) A vertical elliptic incision extends along the mid-clavicular line.The incision may be closed with interrupted nonabsorbable sutures,staples,or a running subcuticular stitch.
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