BACKGROUND: Reduction mammaplasty ranks among the top five aesthetic surgical procedures performed in Brazil. No standard pathology assessment for reduction mammaplasty exists. This study presents the reduction mammaplasty specimens findings statistic, and a review about the real relevance of this exam. METHODS: Findings of 96 reduction mammaplasty specimens over a 5 years period at a single institution were retrospectively examined. RESULTS: Pathologic findings were present in 83.3%. Non proliferative benign findings are the most frequent lesions, such as fibrosis, adenosis and cists. Proliferative findings are present in 13.54%. A fifth years old patient (1.16%) presented lobular carcinoma in situ. Patients younger than 40 years old did not present maligns and pre-maligns lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Routinely practice of histopathological analysis of reduction mammaplasty in young people seems arguable. But this routine was benefit for a patient older than 40 years old. Others studies are need to define a group where preventive measures have a better cost-benefit.
Mammaplasty; Breast Neoplasms; Histology
