Program at a glance
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
MORNING
Room I
SESSION I
EXTRA NODAL LYMPHOMA 09:00-12:00
Chairpersons: K. Henry S. Boubaker N. Boudjerra
09:00-10:00 Gastro intestinal lymphoma N. Brousse (France)
Discussion
Coffee break exhibition posters
10:30-11:15 Oropharyngeal lymphoma A. De Mascarel (France)
11:15 -12: 00 Mediastinal lymphoma H.K- Müller Hermelink (Germany)
Discussion
LUNCH 13:00
Room II
SESSION II
BREAST PATHOLOGY 09:00-12:00
Chairpersons: I. Matalka S. Eissa N. Terki
09:00-10:00 Breast cancer and predictive features.
New classification F. Penault-Llorca (France)
Discussion
Coffee break exhibition posters
10:30-11:00 Triple negative breast cancer: Experience
at NCI-Cairo S. Eissa (Egypt)
11:00-11:30 Breast Cancer in Algerian young women N. Chaher (Algeria)
11:30-12:00 Evaluation of oestrogen and progesterone
receptor status in HER positive breast
carcinoma and correlation with outcome G. Benkhedda (Algeria)
Discussion
12:00-13:00 Molecular Hybridization (ROCHE SYMPOSIUM)
LUNCH 13:00
AFTERNOON
Room I
SESSION III
GASTRO INTESTINAL PATHOLOGY 14:30-17:30
Chairpersons: A. El Hindawi L. Jabri Z. Tebbi
14:30-16:00 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) W. Geraint (UK)
and targeted therapy
Discussion
Coffee break exhibition posters
16:30-17:00
Inflammatory Bowel Disease K. Geboes
(Belgium)
Dysplastic lesions
17:00- 17:30 Helicobacter pylori and gastric lymphoma ZC. Amir-Tidadini ( Algeria)
Discussion
Room II
SESSION IV
LIVER PATHOLOGY
Chairpersons: F. Asselah A. Shabaik S. Eissa
14:30-16:00 Drug-induced and toxic liver disease:
Principles of diagnosis and representative cases H. Makhlouf (USA)
Discussion
Coffee break exhibition posters
Short course
Chairpersons: A. Darwish A. Lankar K. Kalem
16:30-17:30 Water pipe (narghile) smoking: A growing health
threat in Arab countries G. Zaatari (Lebanon)
17:30-18:30 Automation in Pathology (VENTANA SYMPOSIUM)
18:30-19:30 FREE PAPERS A. Mallem
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008
MORNING
Room I
SESSION V
HEMATOPATHOLOGY 8:30-11:20
Chairpersons: N. Brousse N. Aqel M.Dib
8:30-9:30 Bone Marrow pathology
- The pediatric bone marrow and its congenital disorders
- Chronic myeloproliferative diseases in the 2008 WHO Classification
J.G. Van Den Tweel (Netherlands)
9:30-10:30 Lymphoproliferative disorders and viruses K. Henry (UK)
Coffee break exhibition posters
11:00-11:20 Myelodysplastic syndroms and bone marrow N Aqel (UK)
Discussion
SURGICAL PATHOLOGY Slide Seminar 11:30- 13:00
Chairpersons : S. Amr A. Yaker
2 cases of thyroid Hurtle cell tumor M. Sobrinho Simoes
2 cases of germ cell tumors F. Jaubert
Discussion
LUNCH 13:00
Room
II
SESSION VI
THYROID CANCER 8h30-11h30
Chairpersons: A. De Mascarel N. Hamel M. Semrouni
8: 30-9:45 Differential diagnosis of follicular patterned tumors of the thyroid:
Adenoma and follicular carcinoma and follicular variant of papillary
Carcinoma M. Sobrinho Simoes (Portugal)
9:45-10:15 Variant of papillary carcinoma of thyroid F.Z. Benserai (Algeria)
Coffee break exhibition posters
10:30-11:15 Immunocytochemistry of thyroid disease B.Cochant-Priollet (France)
Discussion
TRANSPLANTATION PATHOLOGY 11:30-12:05
Chairpersons: Y. Lamouti K. Benahsene
11:30- 11:45 PFIC in Saudi Arabia in relation to LRLT H. Elhussaini (Saudi Arabia)
11:45-12:05 Approach to cholestatic pediatric liver diseases H. Elhussaini (Saudi Arabia)
Discussion
LUNCH 13:00
AFTERNOON
Room I
SESSION VII
BONE TUMORS 14:30-16:00
Chairpersons: H. Achour S. Mameri N. Mohamed Baba
14:30-14:45 Osteogenic bone tumors G. Depinieux (France)
14:45-16:00 Slide seminar G. Depinieux - A.Lankar (Algeria)
Discussion
Coffee break exhibition posters
MESOTHELIOMA 16:30-17:45
Chairpersons: A. Bouhadef M.Karkouri
16:30-16:45 Pleural mesothelioma – pitfalls in diagnosis N. Hamel (Algeria)
16:45-17:30 Immunohistochemistry of mesothelioma F.Thivolet-Bejui (France)
17:30-17:45 Apport des cytoblocks dans le diagnostic des mesotheliomes
R. BabaAhmed (Algeria)
Discussion
Room II
SESSION VIII
CANCER OF THE CERVIX 14:30-16:00
Chairpersons: N. Froment K. Bouzid M. Boughermouh
14:30-15:15 Precancerous lesions and new markers H. Sevestre (France)
15:15- 15:35 Atypical Squamous Cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US):
Histological Control and In Situ Hybridization (ISH)
A. Slimani-Kaddouri (Algeria)
Discussion
Coffee
break exhibition posters
16:00-17:00 HPV vaccinal perspectives (MERCK SHARP&DOHME SYMPOSIUM)
17:45-19:00 FREE PAPERS Chairperson A . Lankar
17:00-18:00 ARAB DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING ( for Council members only)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008
MORNING
Room I
SESSION IX
SOFT TISSUE TUMORS 8:30-12:00
Chairpersons : S S. Amr F. Hacene A. Belarbi
8:30-9:00 New entities in skin soft tissue tumors J. Calonje (U.K)
9:00-10:00 Genetics in soft tissue tumors J.M. Coindre (France)
Coffee break exhibition posters
10:30-11:50 Fibrosarcoma: Reality or not? L. Guillou (Switzerland)
11:30-11:45 Synovial sarcoma A. Belarbi (Algeria)
11:45-12:00 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and its variants S. Mameri (Algeria)
Discussion
21:00-13:00 EBV and nasopharyngeal cancer (SANOFI- AVENTIS SYMPOSIUM)
LUNCH 13:00
Room II
Skin lymphomas 10:30-12:30 Slide Seminar K. Henry J.E. Calonje
Discussion
LUNCH 13:00
AFTERNOON
Room I
UROTHELIAL NEOPLASIA 14:00-15:00
Chairpersons: G. Zaatari A. Tou
Uropathology update W. Sakr (USA)
Discussion
Room II
SESSION X
PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY 14:00-15:30
Chairpersons: J.P. Grangaud R. BabaAhmed
14:00-14:50 Lysosomal diseases V. Valayannopoulos (France)
14:50-15:30 Germ cell tumors F. Jaubert (France)
Discussion
15:45 GENERAL ASSEMBLY & CLOSING CEREMONY
