Since1993twelvesuccessfulAVLmultidisciplinarysymposiawereheldonthediagnosisandtreatmentofavarietyofmalignanciesintheheadandneck.Eachaudienceconstitutedofalargenumberofhighlyinterested(inter-)nationalspecialists,activelyparticipatingindiscussions.Theforthcoming13thsymposiumisfocusedonlesscommoncancers:sinonasalandnasopharyngealcarcinoma.Bothcancertypesarecharacterizedbyanatypicalsymptomatologywithnegativeeffectsontimelydiagnosisandtreatment.Adequatediagnosisandtreatmentofthesecancersisstronglydependentonamultidisciplinaryapproachwithactiveparticipationofvariousmedicalspecialties.
Thissymposiumbringspitfallsinthediagnosticprocessofprimarysinonasalcancer,nasopharyngealcancer,surgical(reconstructive)techniquesandmultimodalitytreatmenttotheattentionoftheparticipants.Casereportdiscussionsareincludedaswellashowtoimplementtheacquiredknowledge.
Thesymposiumisofimportanceforbothresidentsandspecialistsworkinginthefieldofotolaryngology,maxillofacialsurgery,plasticsurgery,neurosurgery,skullbasesurgeryandfellowsaswellasresidentsintraining.Lecturesandpresentationsaimatteachinganddiscussionon current advances and state of the art of diagnosis and treatmentofheadandneckcancer.
Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation,alsoonbehalfoftheMultidisciplinaryHeadandNeckUnitAmsterdam(AVL-AMC).
Nasopharyngeal cancer; Moderator A Al-Mamgani
09.00–09.30 EBVmarkersindiagnosisandmonitoringof nasopharyngealcarcinoma JMMiddeldorp
09.30–10.00 Radiotherapyforprimaryandrecurrentnasopharyngeal carcinoma FJPHoebers
10.00–10.30 FDGPET/CTforevaluationofnasopharyngeal carcinoma WV Vogel
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
Nasopharyngeal cancer; Moderator AJM Balm
11.00–11.20 Theroleofchemotherapyandimmunotherapyinrecurrent nasopharyngealandsinonasalcarcinoma JPdeBoer
11.20–11.50 Photodynamictherapyforrecurrentnasopharyngeal carcinoma IB Tan
11.50–12.15 Organpreservingtreatmentofparameningeal rhabdomyosarcomainchildren JHMMerks
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch debate: “Conservative (Radiation, PDT) versus FJP Hoebers, IB Tan surgical treatment of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma” & WI Wei
Nasal vestibule cancer; Moderator WMC Klop
13.15–13.45 Radiotherapyofnasalvestibulecarcinoma CRNRasch
13.45–14.15 Surgicalreconstructionofthemaxillaandnose PJFMLohuis
Future developments in sinonasal and skull base surgery; Moderator WH Schreuder
14.15–15.00 Surgicalplanning,image-guidance,navigation,and augmentedreality:fantasyorreality? JNijkamp
15.00–15.45 Casereportdiscussions *Faculty
*Duringthissessionseveralcomplexcaseswillbepresentedwithemphasisondiagnosticproceduresandvarioustreatmentoptions.Theparticipantsareinvitedtoparticipateactivelyinthediscussionusingananonymousvotingsystem.Resultsofvotingwillbepresentedgraphically.
Organizing committee:CL ZuurAAl-MamganiAJMBalmJPdeBoerMWMvandenBrekel
Thursday,April6,2017
08.00–08.50 Registration
08.50–09.00 Introduction CLZuur
Basic aspects of sinonasal cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer; Moderator CL Zuur
09.00–09.30 EpidemiologyofheadandneckcancersandEuropean networks(theRARECAREnetproject) SSiesling
09.30–10.00 Histologicalcharacteristicsofsinonasalcarcinomaand nasopharyngealcarcinoma SMWillems
10.00–10.30 Viralcarcinogenesisinheadandneckcancer JMMiddeldorp
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
Sinonasal cancer; Moderator MWM van den Brekel
11.00–11.30 Imaginginsinonasalandnasopharyngealcancerwith emphasisoncriticalareas:orbitandskullbase FAPameijer 11.30–12.00 Thefunctionalendoscopicapproachforsurgicalremoval of sinonasal malignancies P Nicolai
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch debate: “Endoscopic skull base surgery for malignancies: WR van Furth exception or main stream?” & P Nicolai
Sinonasal cancer; Moderator LA van der Velden
13.00–13.30 Radiotherapyforsinonasalcancers:planning,limitation andoncologicoutcomes AAl-Mamgani 13.30–14.00 Photodynamictherapyforrecurrentsinonasalcancer: newhope? MBKarakullukcu
14.00–14.30 Currentopinionontreatmentofesthesioneuroblastoma andmucosalmelanomaofthenasalcavity PNicolai
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break
Sinonasal cancer; Moderator LE Smeele
15.00–15.20 Maxillectomyand3Dpreoperativeplanning MJHWitjes
15.20–15.45 Neckmanagementinmaxillarysinuscancer MBKarakullukcu
15.45–16.05 Obturatorreconstructionofmaxillectomydefects MKrap 16.05–16.25 Facialprosthetics SBMBouman
16.25–17.30 Casereportdiscussions Faculty*
*Duringthissessionseveralcomplexcaseswillbepresentedwithemphasisondiagnosticproceduresandvarioustreatmentoptions.Theparticipantsareinvitedtoparticipateactivelyinthediscussionusingananonymousvotingsystem.Resultsofvotingwillbepresentedgraphically.
Friday,April7,2017
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