XXII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ONCOLOGY SECTION PTORL CHGISZ – HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY – ADVANCES IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY

 

WROCŁAW, 03.06.2027 - 05.06.2027

AGENDA

3
June
Thursday
12:00 - 14:30
ATOS Voice Prosthesis Course
14:30 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 17:00
Vocal Fold Augmentation Course
12:00 - 14:30
YO Session: Surgical Anatomy of the Larynx for Medical Students
14:30 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 17:00
NBI/Laser Course on Animal Model
12:00 - 14:30
YO Session: Surgical Anatomy of the Facial Nerve (CN VII) for Medical Students
14:30 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 17:00
Radiology in Otolaryngology (YO / Students)
Maxillo-ethmoidal Complex and Anterior Skull Base
17:00

Opening Ceremony

Lecture:
Lecture: 9TNM of the larynx and its future role in prognostication between obsolescence and renovation

Welcome Reception

4
June
Friday
08:15 - 10:30
Larynx Cancer Masterclass

Masterclass in TOLM
Masterclass in OPHL
Limits of TOLM
Limits of OPHL

DELMAR – larynx Laryngeal cancer in the NEW era of non-surgical organ preservation
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15
Pharynx Cancer Masterclass
TORS supraglottic laryngectomy: pro and cons ?
TORS for oropharyngeal cancer: outcomes, limits and scope on the future.

Neoadjuvant CT before TORS in oro/hypo pharyngeal cancer Update on Exoscopic Surgery with a focus on the role of the exoscope among the new minimally invasive technologies for oropharyngeal cancer surgery.
Evidence-based guideline diagnosis, treatment, prevention and aftercare of oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.

Pharyngeal cancer in the HPV and robotic era
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 16:15

Pharynx Cancer Masterclass.

TORS supraglottic laryngectomy: pro and cons ?  
TORS for oropharyngeal cancer: outcomes, limits and scope on the future.
Neoadjuvant CT before TORS in oro/hypo pharyngeal cancer
Update on Exoscopic Surgery with a focus on the role of the exoscope among the new minimally invasive technologies for oropharyngeal cancer surgery.
Evidence-based guideline diagnosis, treatment, prevention and aftercare of oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
Pharyngeal cancer in the HPV and robotic era.

16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:30
Miscelaneous
08:15 - 08:30
PERSPECTIVES
RESET ready for safe cancer treatment
08:30 - 10:15
How to refer an HNC patient with AOS for prehabilitation?
Introduction: Prehabilitation
Prehabilitation
Nutrition
Pharmacotherapy
Physiotherapy
Psychological support
10:15 - 10:30
PRACTICE
Post-RT/CRT supplementation in outpatient HNC Ready-to-use regimens: antibiotics, PPIs, mucosal protection, mucolytics.
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15
PRACTICE
Immunotherapy; management of immune-mediated sinusitis
11:15 - 13:15
Immunological diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses:
1.GPA
2.Churg–Strauss syndrome
3.IgE4-dependent disorders
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 16:00
Salivary gland tumours without confirmed malignancy:
1.Immunological processes: surgical vs systemic pathways
2.Cysts: surgery vs observation
3.Inflammatory tumours: diagnostic challenges.
16:00 - 16:15
PRACTICE
Proton therapy – indications and limitations.
16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:30
Pharynx
08:15 - 08:30
PRACTICE
Should tracheotomy be avoided prior to laryngeal cancer treatment (LC), and why?
08:30 - 10:15
Polish multicentre study: intraoperative microbiology in total laryngectomy vs voice prosthesis replacement protocols.
1.TL centres and prosthesis mapping
2.Primary vs secondary implantation
3.Voice prostheses in salvage TL
4.Project outcomes
10:15 - 10:30
PRACTICE
Antibiotic therapy in hospitalized laryngeal cancer patients (TL vs TOLM differences)
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15
PERSPECTIVES
Changing epidemiology of HNC
11:15 - 13:15
RT/TOLM/TORS cases – supraglottis:
1. Radiation Oncologist
2. Surgeon
3. Medical oncologist
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 16:00
RT/TOLM/TORS cases – glottis:
1. Radiation Oncologist
2. Surgeon
3. Medical oncologist
16:00 - 16:15
PRACTICE
Leucoplakia – carcinogenesis and biofilm. Predictive signature of dysplastic transformation in premalignant laryngeal epithelial lesions modulated by microbiota.
16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:30
Larynx
5
June
Friday
08:15 - 08:30
STATE OF ART + CLINICAL CASES
Is pre-treatment hearing aid fitting an urgent need in oncology patients?
08:30 - 10:30

Immunotherapy in HNC:

1.Ongoing clinical trials.
2.Qualification criteria.
3.Patient preparation.
4.Treatment-related complications.

10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15
PERSPECTIVES
Perspectives: Combined immunotherapy and modern surgery – second-line HNC treatment.
11:15 - 13:00
Scope of ENT consultations in systemically treated patients. Oncologists’ questions to: ENT specialists Or Multiple primary tumours.
13:00 - 14:30

Challenges during HNC MDT discussions: decision ownership.

Special populations and cases:
1. Elderly patients
2. MPT decision-making
3. T3 larynx
4. T2 pharynx

14:30
Closing Ceremony
14:45
Lunch
08:15 - 08:30
PRACTICE
Halo, Teleradiology! Minimum diagnostic requirements for MDT (MRI, CT, US).
08:30 - 10:30
Why radiologists “dislike” head and neck:
Clinical vs radiological vs surgical vs radiation perspectives.
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15
PRACTICE
“Onco” diets – facts vs myths?
11:15 - 13:00

Pathology for all:

No oncology without pathology
1.Cost and reimbursement pitfalls.
2.Handling large specimens.
3.Micro-specimen preparation.
4.DELMAR – European consensus on margins in organ preservation techniques

13:00 - 14:30

Patient-centred questions:

1.Diet after total laryngectomy.
2.Diet after oral/pharyngeal surgery.
3.Salivary gland diet – controversies.

08:15 - 08:30
STATE OF ART + CLINICAL CASES
Referral of HNC patients for genetic counselling.
08:30 - 10:30

Phonosurgery in oncology:

1.Augmentation after cordectomy.
2.Reinnervation after strumectomy.
3.Decannulation decision-making.

10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:15

YO

Expectations from senior clinicians in:
1.Clinical training.
2.Ward interactions.
3.Scientific development.

11:15 - 13:00
YO (8x10)
The best FO
13:00 - 14:30
YO (12x6)
The best CR