11th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ORAL CANCER

11th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ORAL CANCER
(ICOOC)
Grado (Italy), 14-17 May 2006
“Modern concepts and new trends in oral cancer pathology”
jointly with
ANNUAL MEETING
of the International College for Maxillo-Facial Surgery
16 May, 2006
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
NOTE: The free paper and abstract programme temporarily shows only the first
Author name and affiliation. The full list of Authors and affiliations will appear in the
definitive website and in the printed programme
HALL A
08:30 -10:30 - Symposium 1 – Epidemiology & Education
Chairmen: Badellino F., Torino, Italy – O’Sullivan, Cork, Ireland
Descriptive epidemiology of oral and pharyngeal cancers worldwide
Bidoli E., Aviano , Italy
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Epidemiological Research: an implicit component of patient care, not an optional extra
O’Sullivan E.M., Cork, Ireland
Epidemiology of Oral Cancer and Pre-Cancer
Desai P., Mumbai, India
Oral Cancer: long term effects of information Leaflets on awareness
Petti S., Roma, Italy
Scully C., London, UK
10:30 – 11:30 Passali D, Siena, Italy introduces the
“Lectio Magistralis”
“The Continental Divide in Oral Cancer”
by J. Shah, New York, USA

11:30 - 13:30 - Symposium 2 - Diagnosis, staging & Prognosis
Chairmen: Gitt H.A., Leipzig, Germany - Antonelli A., Brescia, Italy
The clinical diversity of oral cancer
Ord R., Baltimore, USA
Prognostical evaluation of different pretherapeutical factors in oral cancer
Gitt. H.A., Leipzig, Germany
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) overexpression is a negative prognostic factor for Head and Neck
Squamous cell Carcinomas (HNSCCs): might it be useful as target of novel vaccine therapy?
Cortesina G., Torino, Italy
The role of microRNA in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics
Sauk J. J., Maryland USA
Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 – Poster Session 1: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
HALL B
09:00 -10:30 - Podium Session 1 – Diagnostic and clinical problems in Oral Cavity Cancer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of The Lower Alveolus
Binahmed Abdulaziz, Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancercare Manitoba– Winnipeg, Canada
Squamos Cell Carcinoma of the Floor of Mouth
Alhajjaj Hajjai, Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancercare Manitoba – Winnipeg, Canada
Histologic Differentiation of Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors. The Mayo Clinic Experience.
Kademani Deepak, Mayo Clinic College Of Medicine – Rochester, USA
Treatment of The Lower Jaw Cysts by "Osteovit" And "Beriplast"
Poljovka Ratislav, Clinical Center Zemun, Department for Otorinolaringology and Maxillofacial Surgery –
Belgrade, Serbia/Montenegro
Oral Cavity: Experience at JPMC A Study From 1984-2004
Rafi Tariq, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre - Karachi, Pakistan
Quantitative Analysis of Intensive Front in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma using Ultrasonography
Kaneoya Ayano, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental
University – Tokyo, Japan
Oral Cavity SCCA: A Rare Entity In Adolescent Patients
Thompson Dana Mara, Mayo Clinic – Rochester, USA
Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 – Poster Session 1: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
HALL C
09:00- 10:00 – Monothematic Course
Risk Management by the Oral Cancer Team: 25 years experience in trouble shooting
Beck–Mannagetta J., Salzburg, Austria

Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 – Poster Session 1: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
HALL D
09:00 -10:30 - Podium Session 2 – Neck treatment in Oral Cancer
Contralateral N0 Neck in Early Tongue Cancer: Elective Neck Dissection
Choi Eun Chang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College Of Medicine – Seoul, South
Korea
Distributions of Cervical Metastases in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Therapeutic Implications for N0 Neck
Koo Bon Seok, Department Of Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery, Chungnam, National University
Hospital – Daejeon, South Korea
Discontinuous Versus in-Continuity Neck Dissection in Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity.
Kowalski Luiz Paulo and Scirea Tesseroli Marco Antonio, Hospital do Cancer A. C. Camargo - Sao Paulo,
Brazil
Level V Dissection in Oral and Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients with Clinically N+ Neck
Lim Young Chang, Department of Otorinolaryngology , Head and Neck Surgery- Konkuk University College
Of Medicine –Seoul, South Korea
Neck Dissection for SCC of the Oral Cavity: distribution of Node Metastases
Vigili Maurizio Giovanni, San Carlo IDI Hospital Roma – Roma, Italy
Metastasis to the Maxillofacial Region
McClure Shawn, University Of Maryland – Baltimore, USA
Distant Metastasis to the Maxillofacial Region
Singh Darshan, PMU Salzburg, Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery – Salzburg, Austria
Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 – Poster Session 1: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
HALL A
14:30 – 16:00 – Academic Lectures - Histology & related topics
Chairmen: Silverman S.(Los Angeles, USA) – Cocchi R., Bologna, Italy
Histologic variants of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
Luna M., Houston, USA
Unconventional squamous carcinoma of the oral cavity,.: a potpourri of selected cases
Pizzolitto S., Falconieri G - Udine, Italy
Predictive factors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
with particular attention given to caderina E and DNp73L
Foschini M.P., Tosi A.L., Moranti L., Marucci G.L.,Cocchi R., Pennesi M.G.- Bologna, Italy
16:00 – 17:00 - Panel 1: Outstanding technical problems in oral cancer surgery
Chairman: Piemonte M. (Udine, Italy)

Panelists: Giordano C. (Torino, Italy), Rapidis A. (Athens. Greece), Parikh D. (Mumbai,
India), Richichi M.,(Milano, Italy)
17:00 – 18:30 - Academic Lectures - Treatment of oral cancer
Chairmen: Califano J. Baltimore, USA – Camaioni A., Roma, Italy
Cancer of gingivo-buccal complex: the Indian Oral Cancer
Pathak K.A., Mumbai (India)
Cancer of the tongue. Surgical treatment and reconstructive techniques
Rapidis A., Athens, Greece
Salvage Surgery for recurrent oral cancer
Kowalski L.P., Sao Paulo, Brazil
18:30 - Opening Ceremony
HALL B
14:30 – 16:30 – Podium Session 3 – Reconstruction in Oral Cancer Treatment
Functional Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity With RFFF
Min Sik Kim, Department Of Otorinolaryngology HNS, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital - Seoul, South Korea
Principles of Internal Fixation for Head and Neck Microsurgical Reconstruction: a 15-Year Experience
Bedogni Alberto, Unit of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery – Verona, Italy
Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Oral Cavity: Free Antero-Lateral Thigh vs. Forearm Flap
Bellocchi Gianluca, Unità Operativa Orl, Az. Osp. S. Camilllo-Forlanini – Roma, Italy
Free and Loco-Regional Flap in Oro-Mandibular Reconstruction
Bianchi Bernardo, Section of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Parma – Parma, Italy
Microvascular Free-Flap Reconstruction After Surgery in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Our Experience
Camaioni Angelo, ENT Department, Az. Osp. San Giovanni – Addolorata – Roma, Italy
Extended Vertical Lower Trapezius Island Myocutaneous Flap In Reconstruction of Oral And Maxillofacial
Region
Chen Wei-Liang, Department Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,the Second Affiliated Hospital Of Sysu -
Guangzhou, China
Intra-oral defects Reconstruction with Local Flaps
Ferrari S., Section of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Univesity of Parma – Parma, Italy
Oral and Oropharyngeal Reconstruction with Forearm Free Lap: A Review Of 130 Cases
Choi Eun Chang, Dept. of ORL, Yonsei University College Of Medicine- Seoul, Korea
Upsizing The Antebrachial Fascio-Mucosal Flap for the Physiological Reconstruction of the Mouth Floor.
Valsecchi Stefano, Unit of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery –Verona, Italy
Reconstruction of Fronto-Orbital Defects with Biomaterials
Kalle Aitasalo, Turku University Hospital, Dept. of ORL H&N Surgery –Turku, Finland
HALL C

14:30 – 16:00 – Podium Session 4 – Diagnostic and Clinical Problems in Oral Cavity Cancer
Tumors of the Skull Base. Modern Approaches in Diagnosis And Treatment
Matyakin Eugeny, Blokhin's Cancer Research Center - Moscow, Russia
Optical Coherence Tomography Visualization of Radiation Mucositis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Gladkova Natalia, Nizhny Novgorod Medical Academy - Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
MRI Assessment of Mandibular Bone Involvement in Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCC) on the Anterior
Floor of Mouth
Kara Ahmed, Centre Oscar Lambret – Lille, France
Contribution of 18f FDG PET/CT in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Staging
Pentenero Monica, Dept. Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Oral Medicine Section - Univ. of
Turin – Torino, Italy
Autofluorescence Endoscopy in Early Detection of Synchronous Multiple Primary Cancer of the Head and
Neck
Santini Simone, Operative Unit of Otorhinolaryngology “S. Maria Degli Angeli” Hospital - Pordenone, Italy
Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI for the Assessment of Mandibular Invasion in
Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Van Cann Ellen, University Medical Center Utrecht , Department Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery –
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Contrast Enhanced Harmonic Imaging to Characterise Free Flap Blood Flow
Walji Sajjad, NHS Poole –Bournemouth, UK
HALL D
14:00 – 16:00 - Podium Session 5 – Epidemiology, Biological Behaviour and Prognosis
Relative Frequency of Oral Cancer Diagnosed in Puerto Rico
Morse Douglas, New York University - New York, USA
The role of Vitamin C and Melatonin on Precancerosis of Oral Mucosa
Tutino M., ORL Dept., University of Torino, Ospedale S. Luigi Orbassano – Torino, Italy
Oropharyngeal Cancer Pathogenesis
Nagler Rafael, Rambam Medical Center –Haifa, Israel
Markers of Aggressive Behaviour in Head and Neck Tumors
Tajara Eloiza Helena, School of Medicine of Sao Jose' Do Rio Preto - Sao Jose' De Rio Preto, Brazil
The Role of Vitamin C and Melatonin on Precancerosis of Oral Mucosa
Tutino Matteo, University of Palermo – Palermo, Italy
Behaviour of the Most Invasive Oral Cancer Cells (Gr.4D) in Tumor Tissues, in Vitro and in Vivo.
Yamamoto Etsuhide, Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa University -Ishikawa-Ken,
Japan
Elimination of Carcinogenic Acetaldehyde from Alcohol Beverages and Dietary Products
Salaspuro Ville, Research Unit of Substance Abuse Medicine /Helsinki University - Helsinki, Finland

Monday, 15 May, 2006
HALL A
08:30 -10:30 - Symposium 3 - Genetics & Molecular Biology
Chairmen: G. Cortesina, Torino, Italy – Ralhan R., Delhi, India
Genetic profiling of recurrent oral and oropharyngeal cancer
Pignataro L., Milano, Italy
Molecular epidemiology of oral precancer
Ralhan R., Delhi, India
Epigenetics and head and neck cancer
Califano J., Baltimore, USA
The epigenetics of Oral Cancer: from the bench to the Clinic
Shaw R., Liverpool, UK
10:30 - 13:00 - Academic Lectures - Current strategies in the treatment of oral cancer
Chairmen: Ord R. (Baltimore, USA) - De Campora E. (Firenze, Italy)
Oral complications of cancer therapy
Scully C., London, UK
The management of lower lip cancer
Ord R., Baltimore, USA
CO2 laser experience in over 500 cases of oral lesions
Parikh D., Mumbai, India
Photodynamic Therapy in early Oral Cavity Cancer
Hopper C., London, UK
Role of surgery in palliative care in the head and neck
D. Archer, London, UK
Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 2: Diagnostic and Clinical Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL B
08:30- 09:30 – Podium Session 6 – Sentinel Node Biopsy in Oral Cavity Cancer
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Small T1 Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell
Carcinoma
Atula Timo, Helsinki University Central Hospital -Helsinki, Finland
Sentinel Node Biopsy In Oral SCC. Frozen Section: Yes or No?
Cizmarevic Bogdan, Teaching Hospital Maribor – Maribor, Slovenia
Sentinel Node Biopsy in Oral SCC: Same Day Protocol
Vigili Maurizio Giovanni, San Carlo IDI Hospital Roma – Roma, Italy

Localization of Sentinel Nodes in Oral Cancer Using SPECT-CT
Anders, Department Of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital –
Copenhagen, Denmark
09:30 -10:30 - Panel 2: TNM revisited: prognostic problems in oral and oropharyngeal cancer
Chairman: Badellino F., Torino, Italy
Panelists: Piemonte M. (Udine, Italy), (Savant D., Mumbai, India) , Chiesa F. (Milano, Italy),
Gitt H.A., (Leipzig, Germany)
Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 2: Diagnostic and Clinical Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL C
08:30- 09:00 – Monothematic Course
Animal models in oral cancer research
Mognetti B., Torino (Italy)
Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 2: Diagnostic and Clinical Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL D
08:30- 10:30 – Podium Session 7 – Epidemiology, Biological Behaviour and Prognosis
Effect Of Vitamin C On DMBA-Induced Oral Changes
Amin Ismail, Medical Research Institute – Alexandria, Egypt
Oral Cancer and Human Papillomavirus
Bergamin Bracale Anna Maria, SOC ORL Ospedale di Udine – Udine, Italy
Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Tumours and HPV
De Stefani Antonella, S.C. Otorinolaringoiatria A.S.O. Ordine Mauriziano –Torino, Italy
Oral Cancer and Age
Garavello Werner, Department Of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Milano-Bicocca – Monza, Italy
Oral Cancer among Young Adults Aged 45 Years or Younger: General Characteristics of British and Italian
Patients
Petti Stefano, La Sapienza University – Roma, Italy
Cigarette Smoke effects on epithelial cells in the presence of saliva
Nagler Rafael M., Rambam Medical Center - Haifa, Israel
Risk Factors for Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancer in the Czech Republic
Klozar Jan, Department Of Otorinolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery – Prague, Czech Rep.
Malignant Transformation of Potentially Malignant Oral Epithelial Lesions in Southern Taiwan
Li-Min Lin, Oral Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical
University, - Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Clinical Predictors of Metastasis In T1/T2 Tongue Cancer

Salama Andrew, University of Maryland –Baltimore, USA
Prognostic evaluation of tumor cell markers in oral carcinoma
Barberis Alessandro, SCDU Odontostomatologia, Università di Torino – Ospedale S.Luigi, Orbasssano –
Torino, Italy
Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 2: Diagnostic and Clinical Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL A
14:00 – 15:30 - Academic Lectures – Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity
Chairmen: Desai P. (Mumbai, India) – Ionna F. (Napoli, Italy)
Leukoplakia revisited: biology, diagnosis, management
Silverman S. jr, Los Angeles, USA
Impact of new discoveries on the management of oral premalignant lesions
Califano J., Baltimore, USA
Preclinical evaluation of a new therapeutic approach: DNA vaccination for oral cancer and
preneoplastic lesions prevention
Mognetti B, Berta G.
15:30 - 16:30 - Panel 3: Oral cancer experiences revisited
Chairman: Ord R., Baltimore, USA
Panelists: Kowalski L.P. (Sao Paulo, Brasil); Desai P.(Mumbai, India); Cantu G. (Milano,
Italy; Kademani D. (Rochester, USA)
16:30 – 19:00 – Academic Lectures - Combined treatments in Oral Cancer
Chairmen: Zorat P.L., Treviso, Italy – Gregoire V. (Bruxelles, Belgium)
From 2003 Oral Cavity Consensus Conference up to now: is something changed?
Olmi P., Licitra L. – Milano, Italy
From two-dimension to adaptive Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Head &
Neck Tumor
Gregoire V., Bruxelles, Belgium
External radiotherapy: new trends
Zorat P.L., Treviso, Italy
Predictive criteria for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in B. Mucosa Cancers: Is there a place f
or Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy?
Desai P., Mumbai (India)
Randomised phase II trial of docetaxel plus cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) followed by
concomitant chemoradiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locally
advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LASCCHN)
Buffoli A., Udine, Italy
HALL B

14:00- 15:30 – Symposium 4 – Diagnosis, staging & Prognosis
Chairmen: Nagy K. (Szeged, Hungary) - Chiesa F.(Milano, Italy)
Toluidine Blue in early detection of Oral Cancer
Siddiqui I., Karachi, Pakistan
Signaling key molecules of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Nakasshiro Koh-ichi et al., Ehime, Japan
Which is the safe surgical margin in our daily oral oncological practice?
Rinaldi Ceroni A., Caliceti U. – Bologna, Italy
HALL C
14:00- 16:00 – Podium Session 8 – Reconstruction in Oral Cavity Cancer
How to Improve Results In Microvascular Surgery
Didanovic Vojko, General Hospital Maribor –Maribor, Slovenia
Usefulness of resin Template in the Planning of Mandible Microvascular Reconstruction
Succo Giovanni, ENT Department, Martini Hospital – Torino, Italy
Tongue Flap - a useful Armamentorium in Oral Cancers
Rameshchandra Naik Himanshu, Naiks Burns, Plastic Surgery & Cancer Hospital –Vadodara, India
The anterolateral Thigh Flap for the Reconstruction of Defects following Resection of Oral Cavity Cancer
Almadori G., Istituto Clinica ORL , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico “A. Gemelli” – Roma,
Italy
Total Tongue Reconstruction using Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap: a 12 Cases Report
Montemari Giovanni, U.O. Chirurgia, San Camillo Forlanini – Roma, Italy
Our Experience in Facial Middle Third Reconstruction Using Fibula Free Lap
Peducci Bruno, U.O. Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Az. Osp. S. Camillo – Forlanini – Roma, Italia
Primary Oro-Mandibular Reconstruction With Non Osseous Free Flaps
Poli Tito, Section of Maxillo-Facial Surgery - Univeristy of Parma, Parma, Italy
HALL D
14:00- 16:00 – Podium Session 9 – Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ploidy In Oral Premalignancy
Hirshberg Abraham, Dept. Oral Pathology, School Of Dental Medicine Tel-Aviv University -Tel-Aviv, Israel
BCL-2 and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. A Real Correlation
Damiani Valerio, ENT Department, Az. Osp. San Giovanni – Addolorata –Roma, Italy
Nuclear Changes in Epithelial Cells of the Tongue in Patients Exposed Panoramic Radiography
Fontanella Vania, Federal University Of Rio Grande Do Sul - Porto Alegre – RS, Brazil
Erk1/2 and Oral Cancer
Garavello Werner, Department Of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Milano-Bicocca – Monza, Italy
TRC Gene in Traumatic Granuloma with Eosinophilia
Kaplan Ilana, Rabin Medical Center - Petah-Tiqva, Israel

Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 7 Expression in Human Oral Melanoma Cell Lines
Kasumi Shimizu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University –Tsu,
Japan
Intracellular Cleavage of PROAR by Adami17 In OSCC Cell Lines
Koya Eriko, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , Ehime University – Toon, Japan
Genetic Progression of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Noutomi Yasuyuki, Dept. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yamaguchi Univ. School Medical Department –
Miyagi, Japan
STAT Signaling is induced by Intercellular Adhesion Pathways in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells
Onishi Akiko, Cell and Tissue Biology - San Francisco, USA
Tuesday, 16 May, 2006
HALL A
09:00 -11:30 - Academic Lectures – Reconstruction & rehabilitation in Oral Cancer Surgery
Chairmen: Vinzenz K. (Wien, Austria) - Schiavon M. (Udine, Italy)
Correlations among anatomical, radiological and clinical features in the reconstruction of the
mandible
Vijay Haribhakty, Mumbai, India
Surgical Indications and limitations of localized advanced-stage tumors
R. Cocchi, Pennesi M.G., Pederneschi N., Cremonini I. - Bologna, Italy
Mandibular reconstruction using autologous and homologous revascolarizated mandibular
graft
Spriano G., Roma, Italy
Free flaps from coverage to functioning reconstruction
Ninkovic M., Munich, Germany
Oro-mandibular reconstruction by simultaneous free flaps
Bianchi B., Sesenna R., Parma, Italy
11:30 – 13:00 – Symposium 5 - Salivary gland tumors
Chairmen: Luna M. (Houston, USA) - Rinaldi Ceroni A., Bologna, Italy
Basal cell tumors of salivary gland origin
Luna M., Houston, USA
Impact of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy on Salivary Glands secretion.
Madrid C., Lausanne, CH
Malignant Tumors of minor salivary glands: a reappraisal of clinico-pathologic prognostic
parameters
Pia F., Policarpo M., Novara, Italy

Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 3: Therapeutic Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL B
8:30 – 8:45 – Opening and Welcoming Ceremony
ANNUAL MEETING of ICMFS
Piemonte,M. - Italy, Honorary Chairmen of ICMFS, Congress Chairmen of 11th ICOOC
Westine J.R. –USA, President of ICMFS
Gitt,H.-A. – Germany, Secretary General of ICMFS
8:45 – 9:45 – First Session
Chairmen:Gitt,H.-A., SecretaryGeneral of ICMFS - Shimizu,M.,Honorary, President of
ICMFS
Clinical,Surgical and Microscopical Analysis of Implant Fractures
Urbani U., Lombardo G., Capodiferro S., Cardinelli S., Dolci M. - Chieti,Verona and Bari, Italy
Enhancing Facial Harmony- Orthognathic surgery combined with facial plastic procedures
Benarroch Mahfoda S., Madrid, Spain
Discussion
Coffee break
10.00 – 12:00 – Second Session
Chairmen: Mogi K., Vice-President of ICMFS, Japan; Thet Hta Way, Yangon -Mianmar,
The Memory of my Unforgetable Cleft Patients in Japan
Shimizu M., Japan
Morphological Studies with Threedimensional CT on the Changes of Figure of Alveolar
Clefts on Lip and Palate Clefts after Cancellous Bone Grafting
Negishi A., Mogi K., NakasoneY., Japan
Results of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Different Types of Nasoalveolar Clefts
Kozelj V., Ljubljana - Slovenia
Youthful Apperance –Malar implants and midface lifting
Benarroch Mahfoda S., Madrid, Spain
Discussion
Lunch break
HALL C
08:30- 09:30 – Monothematic Course
Surgical approach to Oral Cancer
Spriano G., Ruscito P., Pellini R. - Roma, Italy
Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 3: Therapeutic Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL D
08:30- 10:30 – Podium Session 10 – Diagnostic and clinical problems of Oral Cavity Cancer
Ameloblastic Carcinoma: Case Report and Review
Belyazid Adil, Claudius Regaud – Toulouse, France
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Our Experience
Camaioni Angelo, ENT Department, Az. Osp. San Giovanni – Addolorata – Roma, Italy
Mucosal Melanomas in Upper Aero-Digestive Tract: an Indian Experience
Chaturvedi Pankai, Tata Memorial Hospital –Mumbai, India
Stage I-II Oral Tongue Cancer
Fondelli Simona, Radiotherapy Departement AOU Careggi – Firenze, Italy
Prognosis in Advanced Oral Cancer
Nason Richard, Department Of Surgical Oncology, Cancercare Manitoba – Winnipeg, Canada
Oral Verrucosus Carcinoma
Parmigiani Franco, S. Gerardo Hospital –Monza, Italy
Oral Synovial Sarcoma
Sullivan Maureen, Roswell Park Cancer Institute – Buffalo NY, USA
Decision Tree for Mandibular Resection in Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Adjacent or Fixed to the Mandible
Van Cann Ellen, University Medical Center Utrecht , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Patterns of Recurrence of the Oral Cavity
Lanisnik Bostjan, Teaching Hospital Maribor – Maribor, Slovenia
Candidal Carriage In Untreated OSCC
Panzarella Vera, Dept Oral Sciences, University of Palermo – Palermo, Italy
Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:30 – Poster Session 3: Therapeutic Problems in Oral Cancer
HALL A
14:00 – 16:30 - Symposium 6 - Treatment of neck in head & neck cancer
Chairmen: Kowalski L.P. (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – Mora E. (Genova, Italy)
Lymphatic Mapping in tongue squamous cell carcinoma
Chiesa F., Milano, Italy
The treatment of N0 neck: from radical neck dissection to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Kowalski L.P., Sao Paulo, Brazil

The sentinel node: an evolving concept
Barzan L., Pordenone, Italy
The Lymphonodal problem in Oral Cavity Cancers
De Campora E., Firenze, Italy
Lymph node metastasis in malignant tumors of paranasal sinuses: prognostic value and
treatment.
Cantù G., Milano, Italy
16:30 – 17:30 – Academic Lectures – Oncological & Functional outcomes in Oral cancer therapy
Chairmen: Virag M. (Zagreb, Croatia) – De Benedetto M. (Lecce, Italy)
Long term oncological, functional and/or aesthetical results in Reconstructive Surgery of oral
cancer
Savant D, Mumbai, India
The surgical treatment of severe osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
Rapidis A., Athens, Greece
17:30-19:00 - Symposium 7 - The oral cancer patient and his problems
Chairmen: Friedlander A.H. (Los Angeles, USA) - Conticello S., Torino, Italy
Pathophisiology of recurrent oral cancer
Virag M., Zagreb, Croatia
Prevalence of calcified carotid artery atheromas on panoramic radiographs of untreated
patients with head and neck cancer
Friedlander A.H., Los Angeles, USA
Deglutition and speech function after surgical resection for oral cancer
Rugiu M.G., Udine, Italy
HALL B
ANNUAL MEETING of ICMFS
14.00 – 15:30 Third Session
Chairmen: Westine J.R, President of ICMFS, USA; Kim Jong-Won, Vice-President
of ICMFS, Korea
Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Mandible – Retrospective studies on multiple cases of
mandibular resection and some attempts at aesthetic reconstruction”
Mogi K., Japan
Nasal-Chin Deformity
Benarroch Mahfoda S., Madrid, Spain
Discussion
Standardized Protocol for the Use of Oral Midazolam in Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery
Benarroch Mahfoda S., Madrid, Spain

15.30 Closing words and thanks to all members and participants by the President of the
International College for Maxillo-Facial-Surgery
John R. Westine, FL, USA
HALL C
14:00- 16:00 – Podium Session 11 – Surgery
Carbon Dioxyde Laser Therapy for Surgical Treatment of Oral Mucosal Lesions: our Experience.
Berretto Bruno, Clinica ORL, Università di Sassari – Sassari, Italia
Tongue Carcinoma: Subtotal Glossectomy and Neck Dissection with Harmonic Scalpel and Reconstruction
with Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap
Camaioni Angelo, ENT Department, Az. Osp. San Giovanni – Addolorata – Roma, Italy
Pedicle Access Osteotomies In T. Maxillo Facial Area
Curioni Camillo, Italy
The Effect of Preoperative Concomitant Chemoradiation on Free Flap Complications Following
Reconstruction For Head And Neck Cancer
Bell R.Bryan, Oregon Health & Science University –Portland, USA
Low-Level Laser Therapy For Prevention And Treatment Of Oral Mucositis In Patients Undergoing
Chemotherapy
Fontanella Vania, Federal University Of Rio Grande Do Sul - Porto Alegre – RS, Brazil
Surgical Treatment and Complementary Radiotherapy of the Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity:Analysis of Long
Term Outcomes
Palma Stefano, S.O.C. di ORL, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria Della Misericordia –Udine, Italy
Organ Preservation vs Surgery: When And Why
Parmigiani Franco, S.Gerardo Hospital –Monza, Italy
HALL D
14:00- 16:00 – Podium Session 12 – Radiotherapy & Combined Therapy
Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Using New Superselective Intra-Arterial Infusion
Tohnai Iwai, Department of Cell Therapy, School of Medicine, Nagoya University –Nagoya, Japan
Concomitant Superselective Intra-Artherial Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for advanced tumors of the
oral cavity
Bertino Giulia, Dpt. Of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo – Pavia, Italy
Radio-Chemotherapy In Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Molinaro Maria Angela,U.O. Radioterapia , Italia
Hyperbaric Oxygen And Target Carboplatin Chemoradiotherapy For T4 Oral Cancer
Oya Ryoichi, University of Occupational and Environmental Health –Fukuoka, Japan
The Effect of Preoperative Concomitant Chemoradiation on Free Flap Complications Following
Reconstruction For Head And Neck Cancer
Bell R.Bryan, Oregon Health & Science University –Portland, USA
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Recurrent Head and Neck Malignancies
Kato Itsuro, 2nd Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of
Dentistry – Suita, Japan

Radiotherapy for Treatment of Early Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Molinaro Maria Angela, U.O. Radioterapia e Radiobiologia Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese-Ciaccio –
Catanzaro Rende Provincia Cosenza, Italia
Combined Modality Treatment using Aggressive Surgery and Post Operative Radiotherapy in Advanced
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Retromolar Trigone
Goyal Hemant, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences - New Delhi, India
Combination Radiochemotherapy Regimen Application in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Carcinomas
Grzybowska-Szatkowska Ludmila, Department Of Oncology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Wednesday, 17 May, 2006
08:30- 10:30 – Symposium 9 – Reconstruction & rehabilitation in Oral Cancer Surgery
Chairmen: Ninkovic M. (Munich, Germany) - Benazzo M., Pavia, Italy
Indications for myocutaneous platysma flap in oral and oropharyngeal reconstructions.
Pignataro L., Milano, Italy
The role of free flaps in composite upper maxillary reconstruction
Maranzano M., Udine, Italy
Reconstruction of the oral cavity and midface by prefabricated composite grafts after tumor
surgery
Vinzenz K., Vienna, Austria
Advantages and limitations of microvascular flaps in mandibular reconstructions
Politi M., Toro C., Robiony M., Millesi W. – Udine, Italy
Patency Analysis of Microvascular Anastomoses Between Vessels of Different Diameter
Baraziol B., Fraccalanza E., Costa V., Schiavon M. - Udine, Italy
10:45 – 13:00 – Academic Lectures - Clinico-therapeutical problems in Oral Cancer and Related
Topics
Chairmen: - Archer D. (London, UK) - Spriano G. (Roma, Italy)
The use of saliva for oral cancer detection
Wong D.T., Los Angeles, USA
Differential diagnosis of oral lesions
Camaioni A., Roma (Italy)
Diagnostic imaging in the staging of oral cancer
Meduri S. , Udine, Italy
Organizative and economical problems in reconstructing large oncological population
Savant D, Mumbai, India
Review of 15 years experience of brachytherapy using Iridium 192 for the treatment of
recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Archer D., London, UK
13:00 - Closing Ceremony

HALL B
08:30- 10:30 – Podium Session 13 – Complications, Quality of Treatment & Quality of Life in Head &
Neck Cancer Patients
Markers of Recurrence for Early Oral Squamos Cell Carcinoma
Kademani Deepak, Mayo Clinic College Of Medicine –Rochester, USA
Clinical, Radiological and Histological Features of Biphosphonate-Associated Jaw Osteomyelitis
Bedogni Alberto, Unit of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery –Verona, Italy
Incidence of Residual Naso-Oral Fistulas: a 20 Year Experience
Eberlinc Andreja, Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Clinical Centre - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Analysis of Radiationcaries after Chemoradiation
Kerkdijk Desiree, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital –Amsterdam ,The
Netherlands
Operating Theater Nursing in Demolitive and Reconstructive Surgery on Oral Cavity Cancers
Petri P., Specialistic Surgery Operating Theater, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital – Udine, Italy
Quality Of Life In Treated Patients with Oral Cancer
Magnano Mauro, S.C. Otorinolaringoiatria A.S.O. Ordine Mauriziano – Torino, Italy
Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Molinaro Maria Angela, U.O. Radioterapia E Radiobiologia Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese-Ciaccio –
Catanzaro Rende Provincia Cosenza, Italia
Validation of the UCSF Oral Cancer Pain Questionnaire
Kolokythas Antonia, University of California San Francisco - San Francisco, USA
Impact of the Micro Surgery on the Quality of Treatment
Dolivet Gilles, Centre Alexis Vautrin -Vandoeuvre Les Nancy Cedex , France
Rehabilitation of Head & Neck Irradiated Tissue.
Dolivet Gilles, Centre Alexis Vautrin - Vandoeuvre Les Nancy Cedex, France
13:00 - Closing Ceremony
HALL C
08:30- 10:30 – Podium Session14 – Molecular Biology & Genetics
Surviving mRNA Splicing in Oral Cancer
Pannone Giuseppe, Department Of Surgical Sciences University of Foggia, Foggia- Italy
Beta-Catenin Expression and Function in Oral Cancer
Papagerakis Silvana, Dental School, UTHSCSA - San Antonio, USA
Flow Cytometric Analysis of DNA Ploidy using Oral Scrapings obtained by Curette
Pentenero Monica, Dept. Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Oral Medicine Section - Univ. of
Turin – Torino, Italy
Salivary Endothelin in Oral SCC Patients

Schmidt Brian L, University of California San Francisco - San Francisco, USA
Endoglin Expression in Oral and Oropharyngeal SCCS
Staffieri Claudia, Dept. Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery, Padua University – Padova, Italy
Gene Expression Profiles in Oral Cancers: Multicountry Study
Suhr Mai Lill, Dept. of Biomedicine, University of Bergen – Bergen, Norway
13:00 - Closing Ceremony
HALL D
08:30- 10:30 – Podium Session15 – New Trends in Head & Neck Cancer Treatment
Antiangiogenetic Effect of Troglitazone in Human Salivary Gland Cancer
Hara Shingo, Ehime University School Of Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery –Toon, Japan
Gene Therapy With Pci In Head & Neck Cancer
Dolivet Gilles, Centre Alexis Vautrin - Vandoeuvre Les Nancy Cedex, France
Harmonic Scalpel In Head And Neck Surgical Oncology
Politi Doriano, Operative Unit of Otorhinolaryngology “S. Maria Degli Angeli” Hospital – Pordenone, Italy
BMP2 in Aesthetic-Functional Maxillo-Facial Surgery after Oncological Resections
Tutino Matteo, University of Palermo –Palermo, Italy
STAT3 is a Potent Molecular Target for Treatment of OSCC
Klosek Sebastian, Ehime University School of Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- Toon, Japan
Cepharanthin Enhances CDDP Sensitiviy for the CDDP Resistant Oral Squamos Cell Carcinoma Cell Line
Nakatani Ken, Wakayama Medical Univeristy, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery – Wakayama, Japan
Doxorubicine – Cisplatin in UCNT. Which Results?
Bensalem Assia, Chu Dr Benbadis – Constantine, Algeria
Treatment of nasal deformity in infants with nasolabial clefts
Vesna Koželj, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre – Ljubljana, Slovenia
13:00 - Closing Ceremony
POSTER SESSIONS
Poster Session 1: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
1. Chul-Ho Kim, Dept of Otolaryngology, Ajou University - Suwon, South Korea
2. Hypermethylation of the promoter region of mgmt in oral cytology of oral squamous cell carcinoma risk
patients
Acha-Sagredo A., University of the Basque Country - Vizcaya, Spain
3. Significant correlation between serum level of HGF and progression of HNSCC
Chul-Ho Kim, Ajou University, Otolaryngology, Center For Cell Death Regulating - Suwon
South Korea
4. BAK and BNIP3l molecules in oral carcinoma

Dahl Joachim Hjermann, Dental Faculty-Institute Of Oral Sciences-Oral Pathology And Forensic
Odontology – Bergen, Norway
5. Expression of the active type gelatinase and matrix metallo protease of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Kawashiri Shuichi, Department Of Oral Surgery, Kanazawa University - Ishikawa-Ken, Japan
6. Role of HGF and C-met signal pathway in oral cancer
Kim Jin Hwan, Otorhinolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery, Hallym Univ. Medical Center – Seoul,
Korea
7. Cellular localization of moesin and cd44 in oral cancer
Kobayashi Hiroichi, Department Of Dentistry And Oral Surgery, Suwa Central Hospital Tamagawa
4300 - Chino, Japan
8. Acetaldehyde production from ethanol by oral viridans streptococci
Kurkivuori Johanna, Research Unit Of Substance Abuse Medicine, Helsinki University - Helsinki,
Finland
9. Effect of acetaldehyde concentration in alcoholic beverages on salivary acetaldehyde
Linderborg Klas, Research Unit Of Substance Abuse Medicine, Biomedicum Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto - Helsinki, Finland
10. 5-lipoxygenase-1 induced by interleukin-4 mediates apoptosis in oral cavity cancer cells
Park Geun Hwan, Cheju National University Hospital – Jeju, Republic Of Korea
11. Interstitial fluid pressure in tongue cancer
Raju Bina, Institue Of Biomedicine, University Of Bergen- Bergen, Norway
12. Genetic change in chromosome 17,18 in oral cancer
Rho Young Soo, Otorhinolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery, Hallym Univ. Medical Center - Seoul,
Korea
13. Genome-wide screening of dna copy number and chromosomal alterations in oral squamos cell
carcinomas by micro array comparative genomic hybidization
Roman Eric, University Of Bergen, Dept. Of Biomedicine –Bergen, Norway
14. p16ink4a promoter hypermethylation in oral cytology of oral squamos cell carcinoma risk patients
Ruesga Alonso Maria Teresa, University Of The Basque Country – Vizcaya, Spain
15. Fatty acid synthase (FAS) expression in oral squamos cell carcinoma: clinicopathological findings
Silva Sabrina D., Department Of Oral Diagnosis, School Of Dentistry Of Piracicaba - Sao Jose Dos
Campos, Brazil
16. Tumorigenesis in nude mouse
Suzumura Yoshihiro, Pathology, Aichi-Gakuin University - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Poster session 2: Diagnostic and clinical problems in oral cancer
17. PDA wireless oncology database
Salama Andrew, University Of Maryland – Baltimore, USA
18. Effects of khat on oral cells
Lukandu Ochiba, University Of Bergen – Bergen, Norway
19. Prognostic evaluation of tumor cell markers in oral carcinoma
Barberis A. - Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, Torino, Italy
20. Odontology evaluated pre radiotherapy in head and neck
Addah Freire, UFMG - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

21. Plasma cell granuloma of oral mucous membrane in post BMT patient, a case report
Alami Arwa, King Hussein Cancer Center – Amman, Jordan
22. Oral SCC margin shrinkage following resection and specimen processing
Cheng Allen, University Of California San Francisco - San Francisco, USA
23. Oral cancer: our experience
Dosdegani Riccardo , ASL 14 Piemonte "San Biagio", Hospital – Domodossola, Italy
24. Cell differentiation of acinic cell carcinoma in minor salivary gland
Hashimoto Sadamitsu, Dept. Of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College - Chiba, Japan
25. ICAL study on metastatic tumors in the oral cavity
Koike Takeshi, Department Of Dentistry And Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School Of Medicine -
Matsmoto-City, Japan
26. Expression of chosen prognostic markers in head and neck tumors
Krecicki Tomasz, ENT Dept., Wroclaw Medical University – Wroclaw, Poland
27. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) arised from oral lichen planus lesion
Mravak-Stipetic Marinka, School Of Dental Medicine, University Of Zagreb –Zagreb, Croatia
28. Carcinosarcoma in the right chick region - case report
Oroz Aleksandar, ICAL Center Zemun, Department For Otorinolaringology And Maxillofacial Surgery –
Belgrade, Serbia/Montenegro
29. Opportunities of sonography in diagnostics of metastases
Agapov Vitaliy, Moscow State University Of Medicine And Dentistry –Moscow, Russia
Poster session 3: Therapeutic problems in oral cancer
30. The results of soft palate reconstruction in soft palate cancer
Jae Won Kim, Department Of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Inha University College Of
Medicine –Incheon, South Korea
31. Microvascular free-flap in intraoral reconstruction: a case report.
Rizzi Enio, SOC ORL, Ospedale di Sondrio –Sondrio, Italy
32. Effects of radiotherapy in the head and neck
Addah Freire, UFMG - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
33. Sequelaes from radiotherapy in the head and neck region
Addah Freire, UFMG - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
34. Bethanechol to prevent radiotherapy xerostomia
Addah Freire, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
35. Electrochemotherapy with etoposide
Kameyama Yoichiro, Pathology, Aichi-Gakuin University - Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
36. Boron neutron capture therapy improves qol of head and neck cancer patient: a case report.
Masatoshi Ohmae, Izumisano Municipal Hospital, Rinku General Medical Center - Izumisano, Osaka,
Japan
37. Mandible sparing approach for oral cavity cancer
Min Sik Kim, Department Of Otorinolaryngology Hns, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital – Seoul, South
Korea
38. Leiomyosarcoma of the maxilla: effective chemotherapy with DOC and CDDP using superselective intraartherialrial
infusion via superficial temporal arthery
Mitsudo Kenji, Department Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School Of

Medicine – Nagoya, Japan
39. The effects of preoperative chemotherapy with TS-1 and nedaplatin on oral squamous cell carcinoma
Nakazawa Mitsuhiro, Osaka University Graduate School Of Dentistry –Osaka, Japan
40. Gene therapy for metastasis of the cervical lymph nodes using liposomes and interferon
Nishikawa Masaya, 1 department Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Chubu Rosai Hospital – Nagoya,
Japan
41. Actinic cheilitis (cheilitis abrasiva praecancerosa) and its management
Slezak Radovan, Dept. Dentistry, Faculty Of Medicine In Hradec Králové -Hradec Kralove, Czech
Rep.
42. Osteonecrosis of the jaw in association with cancer chemotherapy
Takahashi Kikuo, Division Of Oral Surgery, Social Insurance Funabashi Central Hospital - Funabashi,
Chiba, Japan
43. Daily concurrent preoperative chemoradiotherapy with docetaxel and cisplatin
Yamamoto Noriyuki, Department Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate
School Of Medicine – Nagoya, Japan
44. The effect of combination therapy with rediation and selective cyclooygenase-2 inhibitor on xenografted
human oral squamous cell carcinoma in nude mice
Yang Hoon-Shik Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery, College Of Medicine,
Chung-Ang University – Seoul, Korea