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*Operative management typically motivated by pain.<ref name=pmid27038061/> | *Operative management typically motivated by pain.<ref name=pmid27038061/> | ||
*Significant incidental findings in reduction mammoplasties are uncommon - 3% in a series of 198 patients.<ref name=pmid24511745>{{Cite journal | last1 = Talghini | first1 = S. | title = Is macromastia a risk factor for breast cancer? A study on 198 patients. | journal = Pak J Biol Sci | volume = 16 | issue = 21 | pages = 1348-52 | month = Nov | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 24511745 }}</ref> | *Significant incidental findings in reduction mammoplasties are uncommon - 3% in a series of 198 patients.<ref name=pmid24511745>{{Cite journal | last1 = Talghini | first1 = S. | title = Is macromastia a risk factor for breast cancer? A study on 198 patients. | journal = Pak J Biol Sci | volume = 16 | issue = 21 | pages = 1348-52 | month = Nov | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 24511745 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | |||
*Benign breast tissue. | |||
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*The specimens usually come with a mass. Some health insurance plans require a minimum mass removed, e.g. 500 grams.<ref>Edwards, Kim. Breast reduction surgery, CBC News. May 29, 2008. Available at: [https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/breast-reduction-surgery-1.726015 https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/breast-reduction-surgery-1.726015]. Accessed on: 3 December 2020.</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||