Master-class in Breast oncology

Helsinki (Finland) · Pending dates

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST BENIGN AND MALIGN DISEASES

AND BREAST UNITS

Programme

BASICS ON BREAST ONCOLOGY:

Basic Sciences on breast disease
How to build a Breast unit

IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR BREAST:

Ultrasound
Mammogram
MR imaging
Breast PET Scan for diagnosis and follow-up
Interventional radiology: stereotactic breast biopsy, imaging-guided needle breast biopsy, ultrasound guided breast biopsy

BENIGN BREAST DISEASE:

Nipple discharge and the role of ductoscopy
Inflammatory and related lesions: mastitis, foreign body reactions, recurrent subareolar abscess, mammary duct ectasia, fat necrosis
Fibrocystic changes: cysts, adenosis, metaplasia, epithelial hyperplasia, ductal lesions, lobular lesions, columnar cell lesions, radial scar and complex sclerosing lesion, intraductal papilloma and papillomatosis
Benign tumours: fibroadenoma, lipoma, adenoma, hamartoma, granular cell tumour

MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT BREAST DISEASE:

Treatment: Adjuvant systemic therapy / Primary chemotherapy (neoadjuvant chemotherapy) in locally advanced breast cancer / Follow-up
Management of metastatic disease: Staging of metastatic or recurrent breast cancer / Local recurrence / Systemic dissemination / Chemotherapy regimens for recurrent or metastatic breast cancer
Pathological handling of breast cancer excision specimens: Fine needle aspiration biopsy and core needle biopsy / Mastectomy specimen / Mammographically-directed excisions / Frozen section diagnosis / Surgical pathology report of breast cancer specimens
Radiotherapy guidelines for breast cancer: Radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ / Criteria for breast conserving therapy / Post-mastectomy radiotherapy / Radiotherapy after pre-operative systemic therapy
Management of special situations in breast cancer: Breast cancer in elderly women / In very young women / In male
Breast cancer reserach: How, who and when

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Venue & contact

VENUE:

TÖÖLÖ HOSPITAL

Topeliuksenkatu, 5
00260 – Helsinki (Finland)
www.hus.fi

CONTACT:

Elena Mohedano

RMES project manager
elena.mohedano@rmes.es
(+34) 93 556 55 05
www.rmes.es

ACCOMMODATION SUGGESTIONS:

Registration

REGISTRATION FEE: 800€

This is an independent course.

If you would like to validate this module as part of our postgraduate programmes please fill out the «À la carte» form and send it together with your CV to our project manager through the «contact» section of this website.