An Overview of Breast Diagnosis

including Biopsy Techniques

Thursday and Friday, December 7 - 8, 2000

European Surgical Institute
Norderstedt (near Hamburg), Germany

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Faculty: W. Böcker (Münster, Germany), B.-J. Hackelöer (Hamburg, Germany)

J. Jellins (Sydney, Australia), H. Madjar (Wiesbaden, Germany)

R. Otto (Baden, Switzerland), S. Pinder (Nottingham, England)

G. Rizzatto (Gorizia, Italy), P. Schmidt-Rhode (Hamburg, Germany)

H. Sittek (Munich, Germany), R. Wilson (Nottingham, England)

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PROGRAMME

Thursday, December 7

• 08.30 - 10.30 Plenary Session 1 - Theory of Breast Diagnosis
• Lecture 1 Clinical aspects of breast diagnosis (B-J Hackelöer)
• Lecture 2 Overview of imaging and breast diagnosis (G Rizzatto)
• Lecture 3 Current concepts in breast pathology (W Böcker)

10.30 break

• 11.00 - 13.00 Plenary Session 2 - Diagnostic Protocols & Biopsy Techniques (A)
• Lecture 4 Protocols for comprehensive diagnosis (R Wilson)
• Lecture 5 Image guided biopsy techniques I (R Otto)
• Lecture 6 Pathological aspects of tissue sampling (S Pinder)

13.00 lunch

• 14.00 - 15.30 Plenary Session 3 - Diagnostic Protocols & Biopsy Techniques (B)
• Lecture 7 Image guided biopsy techniques II (H Madjar)
• Lecture 8 Image guided biopsy techniques III (R Wilson)
• Lecture 9 MRI-guided interventions: Biopsy and localization (H Sittek)
• Panel discussion: Contributions of tissue sampling to definitive diagnoses

15.30 break

• 16.00 - 18.00 Practical Session 1 - Interactive Workshops (A)  
• Theoretical Introduction (R Wilson - 20 min)
• Ultrasound workshop groups
• Stereotactic workshop groups

18.00 adjournment

Friday, December 8

• 08.30 - 10.00 Presentation of challenging cases (S Pinder, P Schmidt-Rhode, R Wilson)

10.00 break

• 10.30 - 12.30 Practical Session 2 - Interactive Workshops (B)  
• Theoretical Introduction (R Wilson - 20 min)
• Ultrasound workshop groups
• Stereotactic workshop groups

12.30 lunch

• 13.30 - 15.30 Plenary Session 4* - Improvements in Diagnosis  
• Lecture 10 Pitfalls in breast pathology (S Pinder)
• Lecture 11 The clinical value of colour Doppler (H Madjar)
• Lecture 12 Digital mammography (G Rizzatto)
• Lecture 13 New ultrasound techniques (B-J Hackelöer)  

• 15.30 - 16.00 Concluding Session
• Panel discussion: Towards better definitive diagnosis (faculty members)
• Closing remarks

16.00 adjournment

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Lecture 5 will cover x-ray guided biopsies
Lecture 6 will cover ultrasound guided FNA and core biopsies
Lecture 7 will cover ultrasound guided vacuum assisted biopsies
*a supplementary interactive workshop will be held concurrently with Plenary Session 4

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To register for the programme,
please contact:

Karin Averdiek
European Surgical Institute
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Hummelsbütteler Steindamm 71
D-22851 Norderstedt, Germany
Tel: +49-40-52 97 32 36
Fax: +49-40-52 97 32 39
e-mail address

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