Part 2 - Basics in Breast Cancer Surgery - 10 October
Part 2 - Basics in Breast Cancer Surgery - 10 October
10/10/2026 08:30
Registration
10/10/2026 09:00
Welcome and introduction
10/10/2026 09:15
Summaries by participant + open discussion with the Experts (10’ per topic)
1. The natural history of BC: basic biological concepts
2. Historical perspective: from “maximum tolerable” to “minimum effective” treatment
3. Fundamentals in Breast Cancer Pathology & Biology
4. Axillary dissection: level I-II-III – Anatomy
5. Axillary lymph node dissection: an overview
6. Nodal chains in breast cancer
7. The concept of Sentinel Node Dissection
10/10/2026 10:30
Coffee break and practice with the localization probes
10/10/2026 11:00
Delegates (1st group) performing procedures 1-7
10/10/2026 12:00
Delegates (2nd group) performing procedures 1-7
10/10/2026 13:00
Lunch
10/10/2026 13:45
Delegates (2nd group) performing procedures 8-13
10/10/2026 14:45
Delegates (1st group) performing procedures 8-13
10/10/2026 15:15
Coffee break
10/10/2026 15:45
Summaries by participant + open discussion with the Experts (10’ per topic)
8. Sentinel lymph node dissection: Tracers and principles
9. Side effects of SLNB and Axillary Reverse Mapping
10. Imaging of the axilla
11. Axillary dissection & SLNB at the time of Neoadjuvant Treatment plus basics in Radiotherapy to the axilla – Quality of Life
12. Targeting the invisible: Occult Lesion Localization Techniques & SLNB
13. Oncoplastic Surgery
14. Management of the axilla in oncoplastic surgery
10/10/2026 17:00
Conclusions and farewell
Daniel Richard Leff
Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, London, UK
Denise Vorburger
Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Department For Women's Health - Breast Unit, Winterthur, CH
Eduard Alexandru Bonci
Champalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Breast Unit, Lisbon, PT
Julia Rodriguez Fernandez
Hospital Modelo, Breast Surgery Dpt., La Coruna, ES
Lynda Wyld
University of Sheffield - The Medical School, Faculty of Health - Division of Clinical Medicine, Sheffield, UK
Meera Joshi
Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, London, UK
Riccardo A. Audisio
Institute of Clinical Sciences - Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept. of Surgery, Göteborg, SE
Roberto Gennari
Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Breast Unit, Cefalù, IT
