FEBS-Breast
EUFEBS Breast Surgery
Exam Overview
Exam Overview
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility Requirements
Minimum 5 years postgraduate surgical training
At least 2 years dedicated breast surgery practice in a recognized multidisciplinary breast unit
Operative logbook: ≥50 primary breast cancer surgical procedures per year, ≥20 oncoplastic procedures
Participation in multidisciplinary tumor board
Exam Syllabus & Content Areas
Exam Syllabus & Content Areas
Recommended Resources
Recommended Resources
Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) Meta-analyses
GuidelineSilverstein's Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
BookPrinciples and Practice of Oncoplastic Breast Cancer Surgery (Urban & Rietjens)
BookBoardsQA Coverage
BoardsQA Coverage
6-Month Preparation Timeline
6-Month Preparation Timeline
Month 1
Breast cancer staging (AJCC 8th), BCS techniques, margins, re-excision thresholds
Month 2
Mastectomy types (SSM, NSM), immediate vs. delayed reconstruction, implant vs. autologous flaps
Month 3
Sentinel lymph node biopsy: dual technique, frozen section, ACOSOG Z0011 / AMAROS implications
Month 4
Oncoplastic surgery: level I/II volume displacement, volume replacement techniques
Month 5
Neoadjuvant therapy: pathologic complete response, residual disease management, post-NAC axillary approach
Month 6
Benign breast disease, hereditary breast cancer (BRCA1/2), risk-reduction surgery; oral exam preparation
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