• Start date:
  • 7 February 2024
  • Duration:
  • 3 days
  • Intended Audience:
  • Resident physician, Medical specialist

Accreditations

  • NOV:
  • 15
  • NVVP:
  • 15
  • NVVR:
  • 15

This course aims at the practical multidisciplinary approach to diagnose tumours of bones and joints, which can also be encountered outside specialized centers. The course deals with a systematic approach of groups of frequently occurring tumours and tumour-like lesions. In this course you will familiarize yourself with a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose tumours of bones and joints. A systematic approach to the groups of frequently occurring bone tumours, which can also be encountered outside specialized centers, is advocated in lectures alternated with practical training in the form of computerized radiology and microscopy training, and discussions of relevant molecular diagnostics.

The three usp’s of this course are:

  • Multidisciplinary approach to diagnose tumours
  • Lectures and practical training
  • Discussions in multidisciplinary setting

Educational objectives

  • To practice with and experience the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach to bone lesions
  • To increase knowledge of the diagnostic criteria of a variety of primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions
  • To understand the genetic background and the role of molecular diagnostics in the diagnosis of bone tumours

Course contents

This course aims at the practical multidisciplinary approach to diagnose tumours of bones and joints, which can also be encountered outside specialized centers. The course deals with a systematic approach of groups of frequently occurring tumours and tumour-like lesions. The emphasis is multidisciplinary and focuses on the interaction between pathologists, radiologists, clinical scientists in pathology (KMBP) and orthopaedic surgeons, which is crucial to come to an adequate diagnosis. The faculty is composed of pathologists, radiologists, clinical scientists in pathology (KMBP) and orthopedic surgeons.

Target groups

The course is meant for (trainee) pathologists, radiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, clinical oncologists and paediatricians.

Course committee:
Prof. dr. J.V.M.G. Bovée
Dr. C.S.P. van Rijswijk

  Wednesday 7 February 2024, DAY 1
11.30 Lunch and registration
12.30 Welcome and introduction
Judith Bovée
12.45 Radiologic approach of skeletal tumours
Carla van Rijswijk
13.15 Establishing a diagnosis: the surgical point of view
Michiel van de Sande
13.35 Preparation of biopsy and resected specimens (macroscopy, decalcification methods) 
Judith Bovée
14.00 Hereditary osteogenic tumours 
A.M. Cleton-Jansen
14.20 Tea break
14.40 Radiological and pathological approach of bone-forming tumours (osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma subtypes, fibrous dysplasia) 
A.J.H. Suurmeijer and Carla van Rijswijk
16.05 Tea break
  RADIOLOGY AND MICROSCOPY, SESSION I
16.25 Bone-forming tumours (radiology and histology); practical session 
A.J.H. Suurmeijer and Carla van Rijswijk
  Closing 
19.00 Dinner at 'Prentenkabinet' 
21:30 End of DAY 1
   
  Thursday February 8, 2024, DAY 2
09.00 Coffee and registration
09.15 Introduction to the radiology of giant cell containing tumours 
H.J. van der Woude
09:40 Differential diagnosis of giant cell containing tumours (giant cell tumour, hyperparathyroidism, central giant cell granuloma, ABC, chondroblastoma) 
P.C.W. Hogendoorn
10:25 Coffee break
  RADIOLOGY AND MICROSCOPY, SESSION II
10:45 Cartilage-forming tumours; practical session 
P.C.W. Hogendoorn and H.J. van der Woude 
12.15 Treatment of bone tumours; the surgical point of view (curettage, resection) 
R.J.P. van der Wal 
12:45 Lunch
13.30 Introduction to the radiology of cartilage tumours   
H.J. van der Woude
14:00 Differential diagnosis of cartilage-forming tumours, benign and malignant (osteochondroma, chondroma, chondromyxoid fibroma, cartilaginous tumour syndromes, chondrosarcoma)  
J.V.M.G. Bovée
15.30 Tea break
  RADIOLOGY AND MICROSCOPY, SESSION III
15.45 Giant cell containing tumours; practical session 
J.V.M.G. Bovée and H.J. van der Woude 
17:15 Closing
  Drinks
   
  Friday February 9, 2024, DAY 3
09.00 Coffee and registration
09.15 Radiological and pathological approach of inflammatory conditions, haematopoietic tumours primarily presenting in bone and small cell tumours (osteomyelitis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lymphoma, plasmacytoma, Ewing sarcoma and other round cell sarcomas)  
K. van Langevelde, A.H.G. Cleven, J.V.M.G. Bovée
10.30 Molecular diagnostics of bone tumours
Judith Bovée
11:15 Coffee break
  RADIOLOGY AND MICROSCOPY, SESSION IV
11.30 Various tumours and tumour-like disorders: learn from the practice
Judith Bovée, A.H.G. Cleven and K. van Langevelde
13:15 Closing remarks
13:15 Optional: lunch and visit to nearby LUMC Anatomic Museum
   
Prof. Dr. J.V.M.G. Bovée
Patholoog, LUMC
Dr. A.M. Cleton-Jansen
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Dr. A.H.G. Cleven
Prof. dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn
Dean of the Medical Faculty of Leiden
Dr. K. van Langevelde
Dr. C.S.P. van Rijswijk
Prof. Dr. M.A.J. van de Sande
Prof. dr. A.J.H. Suurmeijer
Dr. R.J.P. van der Wal
Dr. H.J. van der Woude
LUMC
Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden

LUMC
Albinusdreef 2
Leiden

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Target groups

The course is meant for (trainee) pathologists, radiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, clinical oncologists and paediatricians.

€ 795,- and for trainees € 475,-

 

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