Is it common practice for a dr to send off tissue during a breast reduction? What would they be looking for?
Answer: Breast reduction Yes, it is common practice to send the removed breast tissue during a breast reduction to the pathology lab to exclude any breast malignancy. Although this is a rare entity, it is reported. Having your breast tissue examined by a pathologist, is an additional safety step. I hope this information helps.Kind regards
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Answer: Breast reduction Yes, it is common practice to send the removed breast tissue during a breast reduction to the pathology lab to exclude any breast malignancy. Although this is a rare entity, it is reported. Having your breast tissue examined by a pathologist, is an additional safety step. I hope this information helps.Kind regards
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Answer: Breast Reduction Surgical Pathology Whenever a breast reduction is performed the tissue from each breast is sent to pathology for weight of specimen and for microscopic evaluation. The patient should be told pre-op that this will be done, so that there are no surprises.
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Answer: Breast Reduction Surgical Pathology Whenever a breast reduction is performed the tissue from each breast is sent to pathology for weight of specimen and for microscopic evaluation. The patient should be told pre-op that this will be done, so that there are no surprises.
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February 18, 2018
Answer: Breast reduction Sending any removed breast tissue to a pathologist is standard to make sure there is no breast cancer. I make sure my patients are aware there is an extra fee from the pathologist so there are no surprises.
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February 18, 2018
Answer: Breast reduction Sending any removed breast tissue to a pathologist is standard to make sure there is no breast cancer. I make sure my patients are aware there is an extra fee from the pathologist so there are no surprises.
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February 15, 2018
Answer: 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.
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February 15, 2018
Answer: 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.
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February 15, 2018
Answer: Breast Reduction 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.
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February 15, 2018
Answer: Breast Reduction 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.
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