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ESSO Advanced Course on Breast Cancer Surgery

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When

22-24.10.2026

Where

Vienna, Austria

Level

Level 2

Ana Galan

Aim of the course

This highly interactive workshop is at the cutting edge of current concepts of surgical treatment of breast cancer. It will focus on the evidence-based clinical practice and technical aspects of breast cancer surgery within a multidisciplinary approach.
The programme will include state-of-the-art lectures, meet-the-expert type workshops and case discussions aiming at facilitating the interaction between participants and teachers.

Educational methods

Practical session with synthetic models

Video-based discussion sessions

Case-based workshops

Case studies

Mock MDT with cases

Plenary lectures

Main topics

Nipple sparing mastectomy and post mastectomy

New management paradigms

Adjuvant therapies

Young breast cancer patients

Breast conservation

DCIS

target participants

Senior residents (last two years of specialization with clinical interestin breast cancer)

Surgical oncologists

Breast surgeons within 5 years after ending specialization residency

Medical and radiation oncologists with 3-5 years of experience in the treatment of breast cancer patients

Full course programme

Programme & faculty members

13:00 - 13:10 Introduction I.T. Rubio, L Wyld

13:10 - 16:00 Symposium: Neoadjuvant treatment in breast cancer

13:10-13:25 Neoadjuvant and post neoadjuvant systemic therapies: Indications, regimes and outcomes – N. Battisti
13:25-13:40 Assessing response after neoadjuvant treatments – P. Clauser
13:40-13:55 Pathological response assessment of residual disease in the neoadjuvant setting – A Shaaban
13:55-14:10 Breast surgery after neoadjuvant therapy – A Kothari
14:10-14:25 Axillary management in the neoadjuvant setting – I.T. Rubio
14:25-15:40 Discussion

15:40 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Lecture: Adjuvant Systemic Therapies

16:00-16:15 Adjuvant chemotherapy and new molecular targeted agents – N. Battisti
16:15-16:30 Adjuvant endocrine therapies, including ovarian suppression and extended regimes – L Wyld
16:30-16:45 Breast Cancer in Pregnancy – N. Battisti
16:45-17:30 Clinical case and discussion – L. Wyld

08:30 - 10:30 Practical session 1: Split into 2 groups I.T. Rubio I. L. Wyld, , P. Clauser, A.Shaaban, M. Machiels, N. Battisti, G. Catanuto, A. Kothari, M. See, A. Karakatsanis, T. Kovacs

Group 1: Sponsored session (See Sponsorship) - G. Catanuto, A. Kothari, M. See, A. Karakatsanis, T. Kovacs, L. Wyld
Group 2: Mock MDT with case presentations - I.T. Rubio, J. Volders, M. Machiels, A. Shaaban, N. Battisti, P. Clauser

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Symposium: The axilla

11:00-11:15 Axillary management in the adjuvant setting. Indications for SLN, TAD, ALND (including overview of trials and management algorithm) – I.T. Rubio
11:15-11:30 Axillary radiotherapy, including selection of AMAROS and Z0011 paradigms – M. Machiels
11:30-11:45 Omission of axillary surgery and the impact of SOUND, INSEMA, BOOG trials – J. Volders
11:45-12:00 Lymphoedema: surgical intervention for prevention or treatment – M. See
12:00-12:30 Discussion

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Time

13:30 - 14:15 Hereditary breast cancer

13:30-13:45 Management of breast cancer patient and mutation carrier – L. Wyld
13:45-14:00 Management of mutation carriers: risk reducing strategies – T. Kovacs
14:00-14:15 Discussion

14:15 - 16:15 Practical session 2: Split into 2 groups I.T. Rubio I. L. Wyld, , P. Clauser, A.Shaaban, M. Machiels, N. Battisti, G. Catanuto, A. Kothari, M. See, A. Karakatsanis, T. Kovacs

Group 1: Mock MDT with case presentations - I.T. Rubio, J. Volders, M. Machiels, A. Shaaban, N. Battisti, P. Clauser
Group 2: Sponsored session (See Sponsorship) - G. Catanuto, A. Kothari, M. See, A. Karakatsanis, T. Kovacs, L. Wyld

16:15 - 16:40 Coffee Break

16:40 - 17:45 Symposium: DCIS Symposium

16:40-16:55 High risk lesions and atypia: diagnosis and cancer risk – B3 guidelines – A. Shaaban
16:55-17:10 Role of imaging in DCIS – P. Clauser
17:10-17:25 New data on management of DCIS (COMET, LORIS etc) – J. Volders
17:25-17:45 Discussion

09:00 - 10:45 Symposium: Nipple and skin sparing mastectomy and post mastectomy breast reconstruction

09:00-09:15 MRM, SSM, SRM, NSM – Technical and oncological considerations – I.T. Rubio
09:15-09:30 Tailoring breast reconstruction, implant-based techniques including ADM/prepec and sub pec – A. Kothari
09:30-09:45 Tailoring breast reconstruction – Autologous reconstruction – M. See
09:45-10:00 Breast reconstruction and radiotherapy – M. Machiels
10:00-10:45 Clinical cases and discussion – G. Catanuto
(09:00-10:00) Sub-session title - Speaker name

10:45 - 11:00 Cofee break

11:00 - Sponsored session (see Sponsorship) - L. Wyld, I.T. Rubio, T. Kovacs, A. Kothari, G. Catanuto, J. Volders

10:45 - 11:45 Oncoplastic Symposium

12.15 - 12.30 Oncoplastic techniques: LCAP, MCAP, DCAP – A. Kothari
12.30 - 12.45 The role of the pathologist and how to help them: Cut up, nodes, margins, oncoplasty and mastectomy – A. Shaaban
12.45 - 13.00 Robotic-assisted breast surgery – T. Kovacs
13.00 - 13.15 Discussion

11:45 - 12:00 Wrap-up - Conclusion

Only fee

€ 650

Only fee

€ 800

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Venue &
accommodation

Venue

Hotel NH Danube City

Wagramer Str. 21, 1220 Wien, Austria

accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee.

Some rooms have been blocked for participants at the course venue. Rate is 170€/day on 21st and 22nd October and 158€ on 23rd October. The rate includes breakfast and VAT.

Please, click here to book your accommodation until 24th July 2026. After this date we cannot guarantee the availability and the rate.

You can of course stay in any other hotel of your choice.

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