# Paolo Veronesi

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## TL;DR

Breast surgeon leading the IEO programme founded by Umberto Veronesi, pioneer of breast conservation.

## Summary

Paolo Veronesi is Director of Breast Surgery at IEO, the European Institute of Oncology, in Milan and Professor at the University of Milan. His specialisms are breast surgery, sentinel node biopsy and surgical de-escalation. He leads the programme founded by Umberto Veronesi, the pioneer of breast conservation, continuing the institute's tradition of de-escalation from quadrantectomy to sentinel node biopsy and axillary sparing. His papers include the long-term follow-up of the IBCSG 23-01 trial of axillary dissection versus no dissection in patients with sentinel-node micrometastases, a historical perspective on axillary surgery in breast cancer, and a ten-year follow-up of sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant treatment. His publications are listed on PubMed.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Director, Breast Surgery, IEO; Professor, University of Milan
- Specialisms: Breast surgery; Sentinel node biopsy; Surgical de-escalation

## Sources

- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Veronesi%20P%5BAuthor%5D%20breast%20sentinel

## Connected records

- cancers: [HR-positive / HER2-negative breast cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-hr-positive/), [Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)](https://onco.cc/cancers/tnbc/)
- technologies: [Sentinel lymph node biopsy](https://onco.cc/technologies/sentinel-node/)
- institutions: [European Society of Surgical Oncology](https://onco.cc/institutions/esso/), [IEO (European Institute of Oncology)](https://onco.cc/institutions/ieo-milan/)
- journals: [European journal of surgical oncology](https://onco.cc/journals/european-journal-of-surgical-oncology/), [Seminars in oncology](https://onco.cc/journals/seminars-in-oncology/)

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