Grand Budapest Ballroom « Session Locations « 44th European Congress of Cytology

9 February 2023

MP 9 Molecular Cytology: Skip the tissue. Is the cytological sample still relevant in liquid biopsy era?

Chairpersons: Giancarlo Troncone, Claudio Bellevicine 17:30–17:50 Pasquale Pisapia, Department of Public Health University of Naples: In tissue we trust. The POV of a young cytopathologist on the pivotal role of cytopathology for molecular testing 17:50–18:10 Umberto Malapelle, Department of Public Health University of Naples: Going liquid. Searching for molecular alterations in bloodstream to musealize cytopathology […]

9 February 2023

MP 8 Comparative discussion of the categories insufficient, inadequate, non diagnostic and benign

Chairpersons: Sule Canberk, Martha Pitman 15:30–15:42 Martha Pitman, Cytopathology Laboratory and Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Service, Harvard Medical School: Introduction 15:42–15:52 Sule Canberk, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto: Lung 15:54–16:06 Pio Zeppa, Department of Medicine University of Salerno: WHO lymph node 16:06–16:18 Jerzy Klijanienko, Institut Curie: WHO soft tissue 16:18–16:30 Sevgen Onder, Hacettepe University, […]

9 February 2023

MP 3 Thyroid

Chairperson: Syed Z. Ali 14:00–14:10 Syed Z. Ali, The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Introduction 14:10–14:22 Paul A Vanderlaan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University: Why TBSRTC? 14:22–14:34 Syed Z. Ali, The Johns Hopkins Hospital: The alternative to TBSRTC – Italian and British Reporting systems 14:34–14:46 Zubair Baloch, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Thyroid Core Biopsy: Do […]

9 February 2023

Keynote Lecture

Chairpersons: László Vass, Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič 11:30–13:00 Fernando Schmitt, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto: Stemness and plasticity as driving forces in the history and the future development of cytopathology

8 February 2023

PS01 EFCS Scientific Committee

Chairpersons:Ivana Kholová, Massimo Bongiovanni, Esther Diana Rossi and Pio Zeppa 8:30–9:00 Jason Hornick, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School: US perspective in immunohistochemistry in cytological material 9:00–9:20 Irena Srebotnik Kirbis and Margareta Strojan Flezar, Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana: Cell block: European practice survey and how to improve the cellularity 9:20–9:40 Diane Esther […]

8 February 2023

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception

Welcome Addresses Péter Pogány, presidentCytodiagnostic Section of the Hungarian Society of Pathology Tibor Glasz, presidentHungarian Society of Pathology Janina Kulka, secretaryEuropean Society of Pathology Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič, secretary generalEuropean Federation of Cytopathology Societies László Vass, presidentEuropean Federation of Cytopathology Societies Folk Music Program“Kartali Lippentős” Ensemble Welcome Cocktail

8 February 2023

MP 2 Gynecology II.

Chairpersons: Veronika Anic Paradis, Lia van Zuylen-Manders 15:30–15:45 Donna Russel, University of Rochester Medical Center: Gynecologic Cytopathology in the USA – A Paradigm Shift: Where we have been and how to embrace the future 15:45–16:00 Giovanni Negri, Department of Pathology Central Hospital Bolzano: New challenges for Cytotechnologists 16:00–16:15 Maj Liv Eide, Ingrid Berntsen, Department of […]

8 February 2023

MP 7 Serous Fluid

Chairpersons: Ashish Chandra, Giota Mikou 17:30–17:45 Claire Michael, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University: Mesothelioma can be diagnosed with confidence on cytology samples 17:45–18:00 Ralf Heine, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle (Saale) GmbH: Advantages of respiratory physicians reporting pleural fluid cytology on their patients 18:00–18:15 Leonie Wheeldon, Royal Cornwall […]

8 February 2023

MP 1 Gynecology I. – Cervical screening – Present and future work together

Chairpersons: Giovanni Negri, Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič 14:00–14:15 Claire Bourgain, Imelda vzw: Cervical screening in Europe, an overview 14:15–14:30 Annarosa Del Mistro, Istituto Oncologico Veneto: HPV screening: new developments 14:30–14:45 Dietmar Schmidt, MVZ für Histologie Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik: Cervical screening: what is the role of cytology and cotesting? 14:45–15:00 Ivana Kholová, Department of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, […]