The 49-year-old patient presented with a breast lump found during her monthly breast self-exam. This is confirmed on mammogram; the lump was biopsied and found to be an adenocarcinoma that is HER2/neu negative. The patient requests that interventions conserve as much of her breast tissue as possible. The nurse prepares the patient for which next step in management?
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