Balkan and Black Sea (BBS)
Thyroid Cancer Working Group
WCTC 2025
Boston, USA — JuLY 9, 2025
1:00pm — 4:00pm
TUESDAY 9 JULY 2025 13:00 – 16:00
13:00 – 13:15 WELCOMING
Moderators: Ozer Makay, Ioannis Koutelidakis, K. Vamvakidis
13:15 – 14:00 SESSION I Thyroid cancer In BBS Region
Moderators: D. Linos, M. Duren
13:15 – 13:45 Guidelines addapted in the Countries of BBS
Turkey, Greece, Serbia (N. Santrac), Croatia(T. Novosel), Georgia (L. Ramishvilli), Ukraine (S. Cherenko) 5min each
13:45 – 14:00 Presentation of the Greek – Turkish Survey for adherence in guidelines for Thyroid Cancer K. Nastos
Panelists: G. Randolph, Ozer Makay, Ioannis Koutelidakis, K. Vamvakidis, K. Gökcan
14:00 – 15:15 SESSION II Managing Complications in our Region
Moderators: O. Makay, I. Koutelidakis
14:00 – 14:15 Neuromonitoring Advancements and adaptation in Surgery N. Santrac
14:15 – 14:30 How to use Fluorescence I. Pliakos
14:30 – 14:45 Revision thyroid and central neck surgery under IONM and NIR/ICG angiography. K. Gökcan
14:40 – 15:15 Interesting Case of Advanced Thyroid Cancer K. Vamvakidis
Panelists: G. Randolph, D. Linos, M. Duren, K. Vamvakidis, T. Novosel
15:15 – 16:00 SESSION III STUDIES IN BBS REGION
Moderators: O. Makay, K. Vamvakidis
15:15 – 15:30 MYELO STUDY T. Papavramidis
15:30 – 15:45 Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow-up in Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: Retrospective Analysis of a Multicenter Cohort. A. Sezer
15:45 – 16:00 The Impact of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring on Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. A. Sezer
Panelists: G. Randolph, D. Linos, M. Duren, I. Koutelidakis, T. Novosel, K. Gökcan, K. Nastos
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