<p>9th MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSE ON THYROID PATHOLOGY AND CYTOPATHOLOGY</p><p>ROME, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY – NOVEMBER 22-23, 2013</p><p>Preliminary Program</p><p>FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22</p><p>13.00 Registration of the participants</p><p>14.00 Introduction to the Course</p><p>R. Bellantone (Dean of the School of Medicine)</p><p>G. Rindi (Director, Institute of Anatomic Pathology)</p><p>1st SESSION CHAIRMEN:G. Santeusanio,L.M. Larocca, G.F. Zannoni</p><p>14.30 G. Fadda: Histology of thyroid tumors</p><p>14.50 F. Basolo Clinically significant molecular changes in thyroid carcinoma</p><p>15.10 G. Thomas: Molecular changes in pediatric thyroid tumors</p><p>15.30 Discussion</p><p>KEYNOTE LECTURE: Introducing: G. Rindi</p><p>16.00 V.A. LiVolsi: Prognostic histologic parameters in thyroid carcinoma</p><p>16.30 Coffee break</p><p>2nd SESSION CHAIRMEN: S. Filetti, A. Giordano, C.P. Lombardi</p><p>17.00 P. Vitti: Clinical follow-up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma</p><p>17.20 S.J.Mandel: Sonographic evaluation of nodal recurrency in thyroid carcinoma</p><p>17.40 M. Raffaelli: Neck dissection in recurrent thyroid carcinoma</p><p>18.00 V. Rufini Role of PET-CT in the follow-up of thyroid tumors</p><p>18.20 E. Capoluongo Circulating markers of thyroid tumors</p><p>18.40 Discussion</p><p>19.00 End of the first day</p><p>SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23</p><p>3rd SESSION CHAIRMEN: F. Federico, L. Lauriola, G. Ardito 8.30 B. Cochand-Priollet: Problematic diagnoses in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology</p><p>8.50 E.D.Rossi: Role of immunocytochemistry in thyroid cytology</p><p>9.10 A. Fassina: Molecular approach to thyroid cytology</p><p>9.30 Discussion</p><p>KEYNOTE LECTURE: Introducing :F.M. Vecchio</p><p>10.00 Z.W. Baloch: Thyroid aspiration cytology: present and future</p><p>10.30 Coffee break</p><p>4th SESSION CHAIRMEN L. Palombini, A. Pontecorvi, M. Salvatori</p><p>11.00 F. Nardi SIAPEC-AIT 2013 Classification of thyroid nodules on cytology</p><p>11.20 A. Crescenzi Morphologic criteria (Appendix 1)</p><p>11.35 F. Orlandi Special techniques (Appendix 3)</p><p>11.50 A. Frasoldati Clinical action (Appendix 2)</p><p>12.05 E. Papini Informed consent and reporting forms (Appendix 4)</p><p>12.20 Discussion</p><p>13. 00 End of the Course</p><p>ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT: Mrs. Simonetta Salomone - Dept. of Continuing Education and Congresses – Catholic University, Rome - email: [email protected] </p><p>FACULTY</p><p>R. Bellantone (Rome)</p><p>G. Rindi (Rome)</p><p>G. Santeusanio (Rome)</p><p>L.M. Larocca (Rome)</p><p>G.F. Zannoni (Rome)</p><p>G. Fadda (Rome)</p><p>F. Basolo (Pisa)</p><p>G. Thomas (London)</p><p>V.A. LiVolsi (Philadelphia)</p><p>S. Filetti (Rome)</p><p>A. Giordano (Rome) C.P. Lombardi (Rome)</p><p>P. Vitti (Pisa)</p><p>S.J. Mandel (Philadelphia)</p><p>M. Raffaelli (Rome)</p><p>V. Rufini (Rome)</p><p>E. Capoluongo (Rome)</p><p>F. Federico (Rome)</p><p>L. Lauriola (Rome)</p><p>G. Ardito (Rome)</p><p>B. Cochand-Priollet (Paris)</p><p>E.D.Rossi (Rome)</p><p>A. Fassina (Padua)</p><p>F.M. Vecchio (Rome)</p><p>Z.W. Baloch (Philadelphia)</p><p>L. Palombini (Naples)</p><p>A. Pontecorvi (Rome)</p><p>M. Salvatori (Rome)</p><p>F. Nardi (Rome)</p><p>A. Crescenzi (Albano Laziale)</p><p>F. Orlandi (Turin)</p><p>A. Frasoldati (Reggio Emilia)</p><p>E. Papini (Albano Laziale)</p>