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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