Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to inform you, and invite you to participate to join the upcoming inaugural convention of Middle East and Mediterranean Association of Gynecologic Oncology on February 27-28, 2016, Ankara.

This meeting promises to be an exceptional educational event that focuses on the latest advances in gyne-oncology. We are trying to make it more stimulating and interactive, hope to share and discuss theoretical and practical knowledge in a scientific environment; and this necessitates active participation of you and all the other attendees.

This multidisciplinary conference on Gynaecological Malignancies, with a focus on Cervical, Endometrial, Ovarian and trophoblastic neoplasms will gather distinguished faculty from the middle east to update the recent progress on both the clinical and laboratory aspects of the discipline. With diverse mixture of didactic presentations, debates and video presentations, you will have the opportunity to update your knowledge in the field, confirm your current practices and receive valuable take-home information on exciting new modalities, management approaches and emerging treatment options.

The papers presented in the conference will be published in the official journal of the Turkish society of gynecologic oncology. The congress language will be English and Turkish.

We will be pleased and honored to welcome you in Ankara and look forward to see you in this event or what is sure to be educational and informative scientific meeting.

Join us for MEMAGO’s inaugural convention from February 27-28 in Ankara, Turkey.

Warmest regards,

Prof. Ali AYHAN, MDPresident of the Middle East and MediterraneanAssociation of Gynecologic Oncology

MEMAGO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Ali Ayhan, Turkey

Secretary

M. Faruk Köse, Turkey

Treasurer

Çağatay Taşkıran, Turkey

Members

Aytekin Altıntaş, TurkeyMacit Arvas, Turkey

David Atallah, LebanonGeorges Chahine, Lebanon

Hüsnü Çelik, TurkeyWaleed El Jassar, Kuwait

Karim Elmasry, UAESebastien Gouy, France

Mete Güngör, TurkeyIsam Lataifeh, JordanM. Murat Naki, TurkeyNejat Özgül, Turkey

Khalid Sait, KSAMuhieddine Seoud, Lebanon

Müfit C. Yenen, Turkey

*Names are listed in alphabetical order

February 27, 2016, Saturday / 27 Şubat 2016, Cumartesi08.30-08.40 Openning CeremonySession-1 Chairs: Sinan Berkman, Wadih Ghaname, Tevfik Güvenal08.40-08.55 Epidemiology and Carsinogenesis of HPV and Cervical

CancerHPV ve Servikal Kanser Epidemiyolojisi ve Karsinogenesis

Ali Ayhan

08.55-09.10 What Should be the Cervical Cancer Screening Programmes in Devoloping CountriesGelişmekte Olan Ülkelerdeki Servikal Kanser Tarama Programları Nasıl olmalıdır?

Nejat Özgül

09.10-09.25 Cervical Cancer Screening with HPV TestingHPV Testleri ile Servikal Kanser Taraması

Murat Gültekin

09.25-09.40 Tips and Trics in Colposcopic ExaminationKolposkopik Muayenede İp Uçları ve Püf Noktaları

Kunter Yüce

09.40-09.55 Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology and HistologyAnormal Servikal Sitoloji ve Histoloji Yönetimi

Gökhan Tulunay

09.55-10.10 Excisional & Ablative Procedures in Premalign Cervical Lesions Premalign Servikal Lezyonlarda Eksizyon & Ablatif Yöntemler

Ali Haberal

10.10-10.20 DiscussionTartışma

10.20-10.40 Coffee Break

Session-2 Chairs: Demir Özbaşar, Saadeldine el Itani, Muzaffer Sancı10.40-10.55 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndromes

Herediter Meme ve Over Kanseri SendromlarıMuhiddin Seoud

10.55-11.10 Global Approach of Treatment of EOC EOK Tedavisine Global Yaklaşım

Ali Ayhan

11.10-11.25 Lymph Node Dissection in Ovarian CancerOver Kanserinde Lenf Nodu Disseksiyonu

Nadine Kassis

11.25-11.40 New Advances in The Role of Bevacisumab in Ovarian Cancer Over Kanserinde Kullanılan Bevacisumabdaki Yeni Gelişmeler

Georges Chahine

11.40-11.55 NAC & Upfront Surgery in EOC; Preoperative EvaluationEOK’de NAC & Upfront Cerrahi; Preoperatif Değerlendirme

M. Faruk Köse

11.55-12.05 DiscussionTartışma

12.05-13.00 LunchSatellite Symposium: Liposomal Cisplatin (lipoplatin) Sadettin Kılıçkap

Session-3 Chairs: Coşkun Salman, Janah el Hassan, Walid el Sahib13.00-13.15 The Impact of Proper Surgery on Outcome of

Endometrial CancerEndometrium Kanserinin sonuçlarına Uygun Cerrahinin Etkisi

Haldun Güner

13.15-13.30 Sentinel Lymph Node in Endometrial CancerEndometrium Kanserinde Sentinel Lenf Nodu

Reem Abdallah

13.30-13.45 Surgical Management of Vulvar CancerVulva Kanserinin Cerrahi Yönetimi

Macit Arvas

13.45-14.00 Sentinel Lymph Node in Vulvar Cancer: Up To DateVulva Kanserinde Sentinel Lenf Nodu: Güncel Yaklaşım

David Atallah

14.00-14.15 Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy in Cervical CancerServikal Kanserde Görüntü Eşliğinde Adaptif Brakiterapi

Clement Khoury

14.15-14.30 DiscussionTartışma

14.30-15.00 Coffee Break

Session-4 Chairs: Aytekin Altıntaş, Aline Abi Sleiman, Nurettin Boran15.00-15.15 To morcellate or not: what is the risk of leiomyosarcoma?

Morselarasyon yapılmalı mı? Leiomyosarkom riski nedir?Karim Elmasry

15.15-15.30 Lymphadenectomy in Early Stage Endometrial CancerErken Evre Endometrium Kanserinde Lenfadenektomi

Ateş Karateke

15.30-15.45 Radiotherapy in Early Stage Endometrial CancerErken Evre Endometrium Kanserinde Radyoterapi

Ferah Yıldız

15.45-16.00 Surgical Management in Non-endometrioid Endometrial CancersNon-endometrioid Endometrium Kanserlerinde Cerrahi Yönetim

Anıl Onan

16.00-16.15 Role of Cytoreduction in Endometrial CancerEndometrium Kanserinde Sitoredüksiyonun Rolü

Aydın Özsaran

16.15-16.30 Fertility Sparing in Endometrial Cancer Endometrium Kanserinde Fertilitenin Korunması

Bülent Özçelik

16.30-16.45 DiscussionTartışma

16.45-17.00 Coffee Break

Session-5 Chairs: Mutlu Meydanlı, Jihad Ezzedine, Murat Dede17.00-17.15 Epidemiology of GTN in Turkey and Middle East

Türkiye ve Ortadoğu’da GTN EpidemiyolojisiSinan Özalp

17.15-17.30 hCG FamilyhCG Ailesi

Müge Harma

17.30-17.45 GTN: Up To DateGTN’de Güncel Gelişmeler

Mehmet Harma

17.45-18.00 Global Database in PSTT/ETT and ISSTD PSTT/ETT ve ISSTD Küresel Veritabanı

Tayfun Güngör

18.00-18.15 Etiopathogenesis of GTN and Matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)GTN Etyopatogenezi ve Matriks Metalloproteinazlar (MMPs)

Tufan Öge

18.15-18.30 DiscussionTartışma

February 28, 2016, Sunday / 28 Şubat 2016, PazarSession-6 Chairs: Hüsnü Gökaslan, Tayyup Şimşek09.00-09.15 Sentinel Lymph Node in Cervical Cancers

Serviks Kanserlerinde Sentinel Lenf NoduFuat Demirkıran

09.15-09.30 Surgery in Early Stage Cervical CancersErken Evre Serviks Kanserlerinde Cerrahi

Samet Topuz

09.30-09.45 Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy in Locally Advanced Cervical CancerLokal İleri Evre Serviks Kanserlerinde Paraaortik Lenfadenektomi

Çağatay Taşkıran

09.45-10.00 Surgical Management in Advanced Stage Cervical Cancerİleri Evre Serviks Kanserlerinde Cerrahi Tedavi

Hüsnü Çelik

10.00-10.15 Conventional Chemotherapy in Cervical Cancer and Comments for GOG 240 Serviks Kanserinde Konvansiyonel Kemoterapi ve GOG 240’ın Yorumu

Özden Altundağ

10.15-10.30 Laparoscopic Radical Trachelectomy Laparaskopik Radikal Trakelektomi

Ali Küçükmetin

10.30-10.45 Fertility Sparing in Cervical Cancer Turkish ExperiencesServiks Kanserinde Fertilitenin Korunması Türkiye Deneyimleri

Polat Dursun

10.45-11.00 DiscussionTartışma

11.00-11.15 Satellite Symposium: Emetium (Ginger), Inflamax (Bioptimized Curcumin)

11.15-11.45 Coffee Break

Session-7 Chairs: Fırat Ortaç, Çetin Çelik11.45-12.00 The Role of Laparoscopy in Suspicious Adnexal Mass

and Ovarian CancerŞüpheli Adneksiyel Kitle ve Over Kanserinde Laparoskopinin Yeri

Ahmet Göçmen

12.00-12.15 The Role of Laparoscopy in Cervical CancerServiks Kanserlerinde Laparoskopinin Yeri

Fatih Güçer

12.15-12.30 The Role of Laparoscopy in Endometrial CancerEndometrium Kanserlerinde Laparoskopinin Yeri

Tugan Beşe

12.30-12.45 Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal LymphadenectomyLaparoskopik Retroperitoneal Lenfadenektomi

Müfit C.Yenen

12.45-13.00 Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic OncologyJinekolojik Onkolojide Robotik Cerrahi

M. Murat Naki

13.00-13.15 DiscussionTartışma

13.15 Closing Ceremony