Do doctors take a surgical pathology during breast reductions?

Yes, it is "common practice"  to send breast tissue for pathologic evaluation after breast reduction surgery.    The pathologists are looking for any abnormalities, including malignancy. I hope this helps.

Thank you rubytuesb for your question.  I always send the breast tissue out for pathology.  Typically we just want to make sure there are no cancerous cells or abnormal cells to be worried about. Hope this helped.