Breast Disease Surgery

Program Description:

Breast diseases are of the most common and important reasons for women’s presenting to surgical and gynecology clinics. In addition to risking patient’s health, breast diseases can cause stress and anxiety in patients and their family and relatives. Breast cancer tops breast diseases as the most common cancer among women and the leading cause of cancer induced mortality. No cancer has witnessed such development and changes as breast cancer in the past 15 years in that the indication and contraindications of a therapeutic regimen has totally changed. Furthermore, multidisciplinary approach in this field has turned into one of the principles of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients. These developments led to the creation of fellowship courses in the field of breast diseases in general surgery, radiology, and pathology etc. with its positive results. It seems that we have the potential to promote management of breast cancer both qualitatively and quantitatively by changing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches from traditional to modern academic approaches.  Hence, it is necessary to commission the fellowship of breast diseases surgery as a subspecialty in general surgery. This fellowship seeks to have a positive effect on the promotion of education, research and treatment of breast cancer at the national level and to introduce Iran as the most important scientific center, especially among the countries in the region in this subspecialty.

Definition

Breast Disease Surgery fellowship is a clinical fellowship derived from the general surgery subspecialty, whose graduates are involved in prevention, treatment and care of patients with breast diseases. They will offer their knowledge and skills in education, research and healthcare services to the society.

Objectives:

1-To train specialists who are up-to-date, competent, responsible, and sensitive to the health of individuals and society in the specialized field of breast diseases for providing the society with their expertise in the areas of screening, prevention, diagnosis, education, and research.

2 -In next 10 years, Iran will be among top countries in the region in this fellowship in terms of educational standards, research production and providing medical services to people.

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following Procedural Skills (Diagnostic-Therapeutic Measures):

Breast fine needle aspiration (FNA)

Core needle biopsy of the breast

Breast conservation surgery

Mastectomy

Axillary lymph node surgery

SLNB

Anoplasty

Breast Reconstruction

Subcutaneous mastectomy NAC (NAc sparing Mastectomy)

Subcutaneous mastectomy without NAC

Open surgery of benign breast lumps

Acute and granulomatous mastitis management and breast abscess drainage  Breast ultrasound for biopsy