Melting Point Sessions (MP) « Session Tracks « 44th European Congress of Cytology

31 May 2023

MP 12 Place of Cytology

Chairpersons: Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič, Ales Ryska 12:00–12:05 Ales Ryska, Fingerland Department of Pathology, Charles University – Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka: Introduction 12:05–12:20 Diane Esther Rossi, Endocrine and Cytology Units Fondazione Policlinico universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS: The place of cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions 12:20–12:35 Eszter Székely, Semmelweis Egyetem […]

9 February 2023

MP 14 Can we attain a common terminology in Cytopathology: the rationale and the way forward

10:30–11:10 Andrew S. Field, St Vincent Pathology: Summary of the style and language applied in the WHO books: a new ‘international’ style 11:10–11:30 Discussion, Q&A

9 February 2023

MP 6 Mesenchymal Lesions

Chairpersons: Jerzy Klijanienko, Gajdzis Pawel, Henryk Domanski 8:30–8:45 Lester J. Layfield, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences University of Missouri: Cellular Myxoma and differential diagnosis with other myxoid lesions 8:45–9:00 Andrew S. Field, St Vincent Pathology: The most contentious controversy in FNAB of soft tissue tumors 9:00–9:15 Henryk Domanski, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, […]

9 February 2023

MP 11 YEFCS – A Panel Discussion between the generations on Mentorship and Sponsorship: Realities, and dreams of the young cortex

“Realities, and dreams of the young cortex” A Panel Discussion between the generations on Mentorship and Sponsorship Panelists: Eva M. Wojcik, Loyola University Health System, USA Christina Kåbjörn Gustafsson, Ryhov Hospital Jönköping, Sweden Despina Argyropoulou, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Portugal Gajdzis Pawel, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny we Wrocławiu, Poland István Kovács, MEDSERV Kft, Hungary The YEFCS […]

9 February 2023

MP 5 Lymph Node Cytopathology

Chairperson: Pio Zeppa, Oscar Lin 15:30–15:45 Marie Calaminici, Barts Health NHS Trust: The lymph node classification system Sydney / WHO 15:45–16:00 Immacolata Cozzolino, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli: Technical procedures in lymph node cytopathology 16:00–16:15 Oscar Lin, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Diagnostic algorithms in lymph node cytopathology 16:15–16:30 […]

9 February 2023

MP 4 Session in Breast FNAB Cytopathology

Chairperson: Andrew S. Field 14:00–14:15 Wendy Raymond, Flinders University Medical Centre: The WHO Reporting System for Breast Cytopathology: a review and update: ‘what the IAC Yokohama System taught us’ 14:15–14:30 Andrew S. Field, St Vincent Pathology: Papillary lesions in breast FNAB Cytopathology: a waste basket of little use or can we distinguish an intraductal papilloma […]

9 February 2023

MP 10 Scientific Publication: Who drives who and what is influential enough?

Chairpersons: Kari Syrjänen, Philippe Viehl 8:30–8:45 Philippe Viehl, Medipath and American Hospital of Paris: Why is publishing important in the field of cytology? 8:45–9:00 Kari Syrjänen, Acta Cytologica (Karger AG): Different study designs available for cytological research 9:00–9:15 Ashish Chandra, St Thomas’ Hospital: What do the journals expect from your submissions and how to select […]

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 […]