Master-class in Breast oncology

On-line · 30 September- 13 October 2024

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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Registration

REGISTRATION FEE: 800€

This is an independent course.

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