Controversies Presentations 2012

Breast Cancer

1.Is bilateral mastectomy justified for treatment of breast cancer with bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy but detectable primary lesion in only one breast?

Pro: Dr H Jekel
Con: Dr I Buccimazza

2. Opposing Oncologic and Cosmetic challenges for breast conserving surgery for retro-areolar primary cancer lesion.

Con: Dr I Buccimazza
Pro: Dr C Benn
        Dr P Coetzee

3. Role of Surgery in isolated hepatic metastasis from breast carcinoma, melanoma or sarcoma

Prof J Ramos

4. What is the Ideal neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy for breast cancer

Dr R Khanyile

5. What is the justification for the return of radical surgery for advanced breast cancer ?

Pro: Dr H jekel
Con: Dr C Benn

6. Does neo-adjuvant treatment really down stage breast cancer- what is the evidence?

Con: Prof J Apffelstaedt
Pro: Dr R Khanyile

Head and Neck plus Melanoma

1. Management of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma cervical lymphadenopathy with “occult” primary

Pro: Prof J Pretorius
Con: Dr G Fetter

2. Problems of melanoma on the back of the trunk

Prof S Smit
Prof J Apffelstaedt
Dr R Khanyile

3. Management of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Con: Prof P Coetzee
Pro: Dr G Fetter
        Dr A Hocepied
Advanced intra - abdominal cancers

1. Rationale for the treatment of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy

Prof K van der Speeten

2. Technique for Cyto-Reductive Surgery (CRS) and Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotheray (HIPEC)

Prof M Deraco

3. Results of CRS and HIPEC in Colorectal PSM and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Prof K van der Speeten

4. Surgical management of Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma

Dr M Bernon

5. Quality of life as an important determinant in the choice of treatment

Dr Lizette Schoeman

Prophylactic Surgery in cancer management

1. Prophylactic Mastectomy: Who, when, how much and what is the long-term outcome

Dr C Benn

2. Prophylactic Oesophagectomy Who, when, how much and what is the long-term outcome

Pro: Prof T Mokoena
Con: Prof H van der Walt

3. Prophylactic surgery for multiple endocrine neoplasia Who, when, which glands and what is the long-term outcome

Dr T Rossouw

4. Role of surgery in management of hepatic metastasis from neuro-endocrine neoplasma

Pro: Prof M Smith
Con: Dr J van Beljon

Palliative and adjunctive surgery

1. Palliative surgery options for advanced pancreatic cancer in 2012

Prof M Koto

2. Adjunctive surgery for disseminated gynaecologic cancer

Prof L Snyman
Prof T Madiba

3. Surgical options in management of cholangio-carcinoma

Prof M Smith
Dr J van Beljon

4. Management of pulmonary metastases from breast, colorectal carsinoma, melanoma or sarcoma

Dr A Jacobs

5. Transarterial Chemo-Embolisation for hepatic Metastatic Neuro-Endocrine Neoplasia and Hepatoma

Prof T Mokoena
Dr R Khanyile
Dr S Ahmed

6. Transarterial radioisotope embolization therapy for hepatic metastasis of Neuro-Endocrine Neoplasia or Hepatome

Prof M Sathekge

7. Results of CRS and HIPEC in Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Ovarian and Gastric PSM

Prof M Deraco

Ethics

1. Ethical problems and issues in surgical management of cancer in HIV/AIDS patients in the HAART era

Dr T Rossouw
Prof L Snyman
Dr R Khanyile
Prof T Mokoena
Dr E Osman

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