Hely

27th of June

8:30 Thyroid Pathology
Chairmen: Vincenzo Eusebi and Sigurd Lax
• Kurt Werner Schmid (Essen, Germany): „Role of micro-RNAs in diagnostic thyroid pathology“
• Mauro Papotti (Torino, Italy): “Diagnostic and molecular features of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma“

Coffee break

10:30 Proffered Papers
Chairpersons: Snjezana Frkovic-Grazio and Sven Seiwerth

14:30 Urologic Pathology
Chairmen: Gregor Mikuz and Bozo Kruslin
• Greta Flezar (Ljubljana, Slovenia) “Urine and bladder washing cytology: Standard test with new possibilities”
• Rodolfo Montironi (Ancona, Italy) “2004 WHO classification of the non-invasive urothelial neoplasms: pros and cons“

Coffee break

16:00 Proffered papers
Chairpersons: Angelika Reiner-Concin and GianniBussolati

18:30 Business meeting

19:00 Social dinner, Ristorante Il Gabbiano (da Bruno), Villaggio del pescatore

28th of June

9:00 Molecular Pathology
Chairpersons: Nina Gale and Giorgio Stanta
• Gerald Höfler (Graz, Austria): “European and regional quality assessment schemes for KRAS mutation analysis – problems and solutions”
Special Lecture:
• Dontscho Kerjaschki (Vienna, Austria): “Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis”

Coffee break

11:00 Proffered papers
Chairpersons: Nives Jonjic and Matej Bracko

12:30 Closing of the meeting