LEIPZIG SCHOOL OF RADICAL PELVIC SURGERY 2025

SEMINAR WITH ANATOMIC POSTMORTEM DISSECTION AND SURGICAL DEMONSTRATION

Block A: March 10-12, 2025
Block B: March 17-19, 2025
Block C: September 15-17, 2025

To achieve the educational goals of the Leipzig School, courses on the new surgical therapy of malignant disease of the lower female genital tract are held at the University of Leipzig Medical Center.

The courses are addressed to advanced gynecologic surgeons but also to colleagues that are interested in getting to know the new operations. The courses comprise lectures, postmortem dissection demonstrations and live surgery in an interactive format for international participants.

The courses consist of 3-day blocks. The block subjects cover:
Block A: Total mesometrial resection (TMMR) & peripheral immune network directed dissection of lymph node regions (iLND)
Block B: Vulvar field resection (VFR) with anatomical reconstruction & iLND

Block C: "Beyond TMMR" - cancer field surgery for vaginal carcinoma and advanced / recurrent cervicovaginal carcinoma
Course language is English.

In case that no patient is available for the live-demonstration of the surgical techniques of a specific course topic a video of the operation in full length with live comments will be presented.

We look forward to your participation in Leipzig


Prof. Dr. Bahriye Aktas

Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Höckel

PROGRAM

You can download our programme flyers with detailed information about our courses in English or German here.

Block A: TMMR + iLND
March 10-12, 2025

  • Principles and practice of current surgical treatment of cervix carcinoma
  • Introduction into the ontogenetic cancer field model
  • Ontogenetic anatomy of the female pelvis with special consideration of the uterine cervix
  • Cancer fields of cervical carcinoma, ontogenetic staging (oT)
  • Pathomechanisms of lymphatic metastasis
  • Cancer field model of regional tumor spread
  • Development of the human lymphatic system: the abdominopelvic lymph territories in the female
  • Regional metastatic pattern of cervical carcinoma, ontogenetic nodal staging (oN)
  • TMMR & tLND: principles, step-by-step technique, results, comparison with conventional surgical treatment

Block B: VFR + AR + iLND
March 17-19, 2025

  • Principles and practice of current surgical treatment of vulvar carcinoma
  • Introduction to the ontogenetic cancer field model
  • Ontogenetic anatomy of the female perineum with special consideration of the vulva
  • Cancer fields of vulvar carcinoma, ontogenetic staging
  • Pathomechanisms of lymphatic metastasis
  • Cancer field model of regional tumor spread
  • Development of the human lymphatic system: the inguinopelvic lymph territories in the female
  • Regional metastatic pattern of vulvar carcinoma, ontogenetic nodal staging (oN)
  • VFR+AR & iLND: principles, techniques, results, comparison with conventional treatment

Block C: "Beyond TMMR"
September 15-17, 2025

  • Ontogenetic cancer field model of locoregional carcinoma spread
  • Ontogenetic anatomy of the Müllerian compartment with special reference to the vagina and extracompartmental pelvic tissues
  • Ontogenetic tumor and nodal staging of vaginal carcinoma
  • Ontogenetic tumor and nodal staging of advanced cervicovaginal carcinoma
  • Pathoanatomy of postsurgical pelvic recurrences of cervix carcinoma
  • Cancer field surgery of vaginal carcinoma: surgical techniques and clinical results
  • Cancer field surgery of locoregionally advanced and recurrent cervicovaginal carcinoma: EMMR, LEER & iLND - surgical techniques and clinical results

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION

Prof. Dr. Bahriye Aktas and Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Höckel
Clinic and Polyclinic for Gynecology
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig


CERTIFICATION

The event is recognized by the Saxon State Medical Association with 28 category A points per event.


INDUSTRY PARTNERS

We would like to thank the following companies for their kind support in 2025:



VENUE

Leipzig University Hospital
House 1, Central Event Management
2nd floor, seminar room 8/9
Liebigstraße 12 - 04103 Leipzig


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CONTACT

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