ESO-TURKECAG Endocrine Gland Cancers Symposium: Essentials of Thyroid Cancer Management

Chairs: M. Ansarin IT, CH - G. Icoz, TR - R. Pandev, BG
Scientific Coordinators: O. Makay, TR - B.M. Gulluoglu, TR


Masterclass will focus on topics about clinical decision making at every step of thyroid cancer surgical management. Educational, key-note and state-of-art lectures will follow interactive panel discussions with invited faculty. The lectures will cover main aspects of rational surgical approach for both primary and recurrent thyroid cancers, including their etiology, epidemiology and biology. This one-day masterclass will meet the most known experts of the field to cover all practical issues on thyroid cancer surgery. The audience will have chance to establish interactive discussions with the invited faculty all throughout the event. This clinically oriented masterclass is suitable for residents as well. Language of the meeting will be English.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the masterclass the participants will be able to:
• Know the etiology and current trends in frequency of thyroid cancer in different parts of the world,
• Understand the biology of thyroid cancer initiation and progression,
• Know the evidence based clinical decision making for patients with every stage of the disease,
• Learn how to manage difficult thyroid cancer cases,
• Understand the ways and implications of safe neck surgery for cancer,
• List the advantages of multidisciplinary approach to thyroid cancer cases.


MAIN TOPICS
• Current epidemiology of thyroid cancers
• Molecular biology of thyroid cancers
• Minimal thyroid cancer management
• Essentials of neck dissections for thyroid cancers
• Safe neck surgery
• Managing difficult cases (recurrent and locally advanced cancer)

In collaboration with:
			Turkish Endocrine Surgery Study Group
			European Society of Endocrine Surgeons
			Bulgarian Surgical Society
			Turkish Surgical Society
			Turkish Society of Endocrine Surgery
			Society of Dialogue in Endocrinology

ORGANISING SECRETERIAT
Sertac Ata Guler, MD
Executive Secretary to TURKECAG
Address: Kusdili cad. No: 1 Kat: 3, Bahariye, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Ph +90 505 3935240
e-mail: drsataguler@me.com