42nd Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology

25-27 October 2023, Florence, Italy
#ESSO42

Programme at a Glance

Please note that this is a preliminary version and it is still subject to change.

Breast

Colorectal

HPB

PSM

UGI

H&N / Thyroid

Melanoma

Sarcoma

Sponsored Session

Transversal

Wednesday 25 October 2023

09:00 - 10:30
10:40 - 11:25
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:35
13:35 - 13:45
13:50 - 15:15
15:25 - 16:05
16:05 - 16:35
16:35 - 17:50
17:50 - 19:00
Auditorium
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
Breast Educational Workshop: Controversial Issues in Breast Cancer Surgery
Opening & Lifetime Achievement Award
H&N / Thyroid Scientific Symposium: Complication Management in Thyroid Cancer Surgery
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
Breast Scientific Symposium: Surgical De-Escalation after Neoadjuvant Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era
Presidential Session and ESSO Medal
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
Peritoneal Educational Workshop: Tips and Tricks in Cytoreductive Surgery
Welcome Reception & Poster Viewing
Modulo 1
(Palazzo degli Affari)
Colorectal / PSM Educational Workshop: Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases
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Scientific Symposium: Robotic Surgery
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
Peritoneal Scientific Symposium: Recent Developments in Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
-
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
UGI Scientific Symposium: Harmonizing the Clinical Approach to Oligometastatic Gastric Cancer
Welcome Reception & Poster Viewing
Room Verde
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
H&N / Thyroid Educational Workshop: Highlighting Unique Thyroid Cancer Settings
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Sarcoma Debate: Radiation Therapy is Still a Standard in All Intermediate/High Grade Extremity Sarcoma
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
HPB Scientific Symposium: The Future of HPB Surgery - Is Now
-
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
Sarcoma Scientific Symposium: Ultra Rare Presentations in Sarcoma Surgery
Welcome Reception & Poster Viewing

Thursday 26 October 2023

08:30 - 9:10
09:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:50
11:55 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:50
13:50 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:55
15:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
18:10 - 19:10
Auditorium
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
H&N / Thyroid Meet the Expert Session: Prophylactic Thyroid Surgery in men / Parathyroid Fluorescence Techniques in Thyroid Cancer Surgery
Breast Educational Workshop: Innovation in Breast Cancer Surgery
Workshop
Roundtable Discussion: The Need for Surgical Oncology Specialization in Europe
Joint ESSO/SICO Scientific Symposium: Maximizing the Benefit of Cancer Surgery? The Higher the Volume the Better the Outcome
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
Joint ESSO/ESR Scientific Symposium on Early Detection: From Imaging to Cancer Surgery
Colorectal Scientific Symposium: Locally Advanced and Recurrent Disease
Coffee Break - Poster in Spotlight - Poster Viewing
Colorectal Scientific Symposium: Improving Outcome and QoL in Colorectal Cancer
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Modulo 1
(Palazzo degli Affari)
Colorectal/ HPB Meet the Expert Session: Selected Topics in Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal / HPB Educational Workshop: Neuro-Endocrine Tumours (NETs)
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
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HPB Debate: Should PDAC Classification be Based on Vessel Involvement?
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
Melanoma Scientific Symposium: Prevention and Screening in UV-Related Cancers
Coffee Break - Poster in Spotlight - Poster Viewing
Breast Debate: Is Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy Ready for Prime Time?
-
Room Verde
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
Sarcoma Meet the Expert Session: Minimally Invasive Surgery in GIST
UGI Educational Workshop: Technical Innovation in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Workshop
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Young Mentorship Session
Break – Poster Viewing
Satellite Symposium
Break – Poster Viewing
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Dragon's Den Session: Clinical Research in Surgical Oncology (Supported by the Anticancer Fund)
Workshop
H&N / Thyroid Debate: Resecting the Tumor Infiltrated Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve – Pro vs. Cons
ESSO General Assembly

Friday 27 October 2023

8:25 - 8:55
9:00 - 9:40
9:45 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:55
12:00 - 12:55
13:00 - 13:40
Auditorium
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
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Meet the Expert Session: Breast Conservative Treatment for Multicentric Breast Cancer
Scientific Symposium: Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
Breast Debate: Tad Is the Most Accurate Axillary Staging Technique for CN+ After Neoadjuvant Treatment
Scientific Symposium: Artificial Intelligence
Congress Highlights & Closing Remarks
Modulo 1
(Palazzo degli Affari)
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UGI Meet the Expert Session: Standardization and Textbook Outcome in Gastric Cancer
UGI Debate: Organ Preserving Options for Esophageal Cancer
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
Peritoneal Debate: Is CRS and HIPEC Justified in Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer?
HPB Educational Workshop: Pancreatic Cancer in the Era of Neoadjuvant Treatment
Congress Highlights & Closing Remarks
Room Verde
(Palazzo dei Congressi)
Roundtable Discussion: Empowering Women in Surgery
Melanoma Meet the Expert Session: Difficult Scenarios in Melanoma Treatment
Melanoma Debate: Neo-Adjuvant vs. Adjuvant Therapy for Locoregional / Oligometastatic Melanoma
Coffee Break – Posters in Spotlight – Poster Viewing
Colorectal Debate: T1 Rectal Tumour: Is It for the Surgeon, or for the Endoscopist?
General: One-Stop Approach to Cancer Treatment
Congress Highlights & Closing Remarks