Wednesday, November 8th

18.00-20,00 Registration

Thursday, November 9th

7,00-8,30 Registration

8,30-9,30 Opening ceremony

Welcome coctail

Chairmen: SHAH, WEBER, FLISS

9,30-10,00 Shah J. P. (New York)
Parapharyngeal space tumors.

10,00-10,25 Stambuk H. (New York)
Imaging of Parapharyngeal Space and Salivary Gland Tumors

10,25-10,50 Fliss D. (Tel Aviv)
An analysis of 70 cases of Parapharyngeal Space Tumors
Combinations of Subcranial Approach to the anterior Skull Base

10,50-11,05 Weber R (Houston)
Management of parotid tumors involving the deep lobe and parapharyngeal space

11,05-11,20 Nicolai P. (Brescia) Parapharyngeal metastases from thyroid cancer: An overlooked problem

11,20-11,35 Discussion

11,35-11,45 Coffee break

Chairmen: PINCHERA, KUSIĆ, LECHPAMMER

11,45-12,00 Pavelić K. (Zagreb)
FHIT gene in thyroid gland lesions

12,00-12,15 Tomić-Brzac H., Bence-Žigman Z., Bura M. ( Zagreb)
Diagnostic work up on thyroid nodul

12,15-12,30 Pinchera A. (Pisa)
Clinical and patological features of DTC - are they changing?

12,30-12,45 Kusačić-Kuna S. ( Zagreb)
Ultrasonographic differentiation of benign from malignant lymphadenopathia in patients with thyroid cancer

12,45-13,00 Knežević-Obad A., Antulov J. (Zagreb)
Cytological subtypes of papillary carcinoma-prognostic value

13,00-13,15 Pešutić-Pisac V. (Split)
Poorly differentiated and undifferentiated (anaplastic) thyroid carcinomas

13,15-13,30 Pinchera A. (Pisa)
Thyroglobulin and neck ultrasound: the major tools in the follow up of DTC

13,30-13,45 Lechpammer S (Boston)
PET imaging in thyroid ( head and neck) cancer

13,45-14,00 Chiesa F (Milan)
From sentinel node biopsy to radioguided lymphatic neck dissection

14,00-14,15 Discussion

14,15-15,00 L U N C H

Chairmen: VIRAG, ZENK, BUMBER

15,00-15,15 Zenk J. (Erlangen)
Salivary gland preserving methods - from salivary stones to salivary tumours

15,15-15,30 Trutin Ostović K. (Zagreb)
Diagnostic challenge: cytomorphologically similar tumors of major salivary glands

15,30-15,45 Weber R. (Houston)
Tumors of the submandibular gland

15,45-16,00 Nicolai P. (Brescia)
Carcinoma of the parotid gland: Analysis of prognostic factors

16,00-16,15 Vander Poorten V. ( Leuven )
Prognostic Factors in Minor Salivary Gland Carcinoma

16,15-16,30 Virag M. (Zagreb)
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck

16,30-16,45 Vander Poorten V. (Leuven)
Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma: the benign disaster

16,45-17,00 Manojlović S. (Zagreb)
Synchronous tumors of salivary glands

17.00-17,15 Prgomet D, Bilić M. (Zagreb)
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck cancer

17,15-17,30 Spriano G (Rome)
Neck metastases in parotid tumors

17,30-17,45 Discussion

17,45-17,55 Coffee break

17,55-19,15 Video presentations

Friday, November 10th

Chairmen: SHAHA, RANDOLPH, BURA

8,00-8,15 Shaha A. ( New York)
Risk Groups Certification in Thyroid Cancer.

8,15-8,30 Randolph G. (Boston)
Extent of thyroid surgery for thyroid cancer

8,30-8,45 Bura M. (Zagreb)
Surgical technique of safe total thyroidectomy

8,45-9,00 Randolph G. (Boston)
Surgical anatomy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and neural monitoring

9,00-9,15 Romanchishen A.F. ( St. Petersburg)
Complications after thyroid operations, that required emergency repeated surgical interventions

9,15-9,30 Chiesa F. (Milan)
The role of central neck dissection in tyroid cancer

9,30-9,45 Shaha A. (New York)
Management of Neck in Thyroid Cancer

9,45-10,00 Spriano G. (Rome)
The managment of carotid artery in neck metastases

10,00-10,15 Discussion

10,15-10,30 Coffee Break

Chairmen: FLISS, SPRIANO, CHIESA

10,30-10.45 Shah J. P. (New York)
Surgical treatment of locally advanced tumors of the thyroid gland.

10,45-11,00 Spriano G. (Rome)
Prognostic factors in locally advanced thyroid cancer

11,00-11,15 Nicolai P. (Brescia)
Different types of laryngo-tracheal resection and anastomosis for thyroid cancer invading the airway

11,15-11,25 Discussion

Chairmen: ELISEI, VEČERINA, LEE

11,25-11,45 Elisei R. (Pisa)
Genetic screening in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Prophylactic thyroidectomy in RET gene carriers

11,45-12,00 Romanchishen A. F. (St. Petersburg)
MEN-1 and MEN-2 syndromes diagnosis and treatment-experience of one endocrine surgery clinic during 30 years

12,00-12,15 Romanchishen A. F. (St. Petersburg)
Anaplastic TC (analysis of 209 cases)

12,15-12,30 Lee N. (New York)
Role of External Beam Radiotherapy for Thyroid Cancer

12,30-12,45 Randolph G. (Boston)
The larynx and thyroid surgery(ie phoniatric aspects of thyroid surgery )

12,45-13,00 Lichtenberger G. (Budapest)
Problems, complications in connection with thyroid surgery and their management.

13,00-13,15 Wong R. (New York)
Oncolytic Viral Therapy of Thyroid Cancer

13,15-13,30 Knecht R. (Frankfurt)
Targeted therapy in head and neck cancer

13,30-13,45 Discussion

13,45-14,30 L U N C H

Chairmen: MICCOLI, SHAHA, MESSENBÄCK

14,30-14,45 Shaha A. (New York)
Role of Minimally Invasive Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.

14,45-15,00 Bura M. (Zagreb)
Laryngeal nerve preservation- technological consideration in surgical technique

15,00-15,15 Messenbäck F.G. (Schwarzach im Pongau)
Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Indications, technique, Results

15,15-15,30 Miccoli P. (Pisa)
Minimally invasive thyroidectomy in medullary carcinomas: state of the art.

15,30-15,45 Hočevar M (Ljubljana)
Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

15,45-16,00 Discussion

16,00-16,10 Coffee break

Chairmen: OLSEN, NICOLAI, VANDER POORTEN

16,10-16,40 Olsen K.D. (Rochester)
Superficial Parotidectomy, technique and preoperative discussion
Deep lobe parotidectomy: indications and technique

16,40-16,55 Weber R (Houston)
Metastatic skin cancer to the parotid.

16,55-17,10 Vander Poorten V (Leuven)
Complications of parotid surgery.

17,10-17,25 Nicolai P. (Brescia)
Salivary duct carcinoma of the parotid gland: A clinical- pathological study

17,25-17,40 Olsen K.D. (Rochester)
Salivary Gland Cancer, Mucoepidermoid, Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic and Acinic Cell - what do they have in common?

17,40-17,55 Rakušić Z., Bišof V.(Zagreb)
Clinical oncology approach in the treatment of salivary gland tumors

17,55-18,10 Lee N. (New York)
Salivary gland cancer: radiation oncology perspective

18,10-18,25 Lechpammer S. (Boston)
Novel inhibitors of tyrosine kinases and EGFR in the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

18,25-18,45 Discussion

20,30 Conference Dinner sponsored by PLIVA (Sheraton)

Saturday, November 11th

8,00 - 9,30
ROUND TABLE (moderator RANDOLPH)
Microcarcinoma of thyroid gland - is it a clinical entity?
Pinchera, Weber, Romanchishen, Kusić, Dodig, Shaha, Bura, Hočevar, Pešutić-Pisac

9,30 - 14,00
LIVE SURGERY (two operating rooms)
Minimally invasive thyroid surgery
Neuromonitoring

Workshop - Sialoendoscopy (sponsored by STORZ)

14,00 Closing ceremony