Primo giorno, Martedì 1 dicembre 2026
Provisional Programme
8:00
Registrazione dei partecipanti
8:30
Introduction: Tumour biology; cell types, tumour grade, tumour stage, patterns of metastasis
9:00
What is oncologic surgery; to include biopsy principles, margins, pre-op considerations, intra-op considerations, post-op considerations, how to read a histopathology report, restaging
11:00
Introduction to chemotherapy for the surgeon
12:00
Introduction to radiation therapy for the surgeon
14:00
Multimodal therapy; neoadjuvant vs adjuvant; collaboration between specialists
15:00
Considerations of a cancer patient: analgesia, nutrition
15:30
Interventional radiology; stenting, intra-arterial chemotherapy, tumour embolising
17:00
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures: oncologic principles and mininvasive approach
18:30
Termine della giornata
Secondo giorno, Mercoledì 2 dicembre 2026
8:30
Lymph node; general anatomy and physiology, drainage patterns (lymphosomes)
9:30
Sentinel lymph node mapping; concepts and techniques
11:00
Lymph node surgery; general considerations
11:30
Lymph node mapping techniques and techniques: mandibular, parotid, retropharyngeal (medial/lateral), prescapular
12:00
Endocrine surgery: thyroid and parathyroid surgery
14:00
Ear, canine; anatomy, tumours of pinna, external and middle ear; differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
15:00
Ear, feline; anatomy, tumours of pinna, external and middle ear; differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
16:30
Esercitazioni Pratiche
Pinnectomy; Vertical canal ablation; Total ear canal ablation; Naso-oesophageal tubes
19:00
Termine della giornata
Terzo giorno, Giovedì 3 dicembre 2026
8:30
Nasal planum tumors and surgery (cat, dog); differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
9:00
Nasal cavity tumors (cat, dog); differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
10:00
Mandible tumors and surgery; (dog) anatomy, differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
10:30
Maxillar tumors and surgery (dog); anatomy, differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
11:30
Mandible and maxilla (cat); differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
12:30
Tongue tumors (cat, dog); anatomy, differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
14:00
Esercitazioni Pratiche
Nosectomy, Dorsal rhinotomy, Ventral rhinotomy, Rostral mandible, Segmental mandible, (Caudal mandible/hemimandible)
16:30
Esercitazioni Pratiche
Rostral maxilla, Central maxilla, (Combined approach), Partial glossectomy
19:00
Termine della giornata
Quarto giorno, Venerdì 4 dicembre 2026
8:30
Tonsils and cancer (cat, dog); anatomy, differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
9:30
Salivary gland cancer (cat and dog); anatomy, differentials, staging, biopsy, surgical management, adjuvants, prognosis
11:00
Facial reconstruction; tumours of the lip and muzzle
12:00
Facial reconstruction; tumours of the eyelid
14:00
Esercitazioni Pratiche
Sialoadenectomy, reconstruction of the lip and of the eyelid
16:00
Termine del corso e consegna attestati