SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
8 May 2026, Friday
08:30-09:30 Registration & Welcome Refreshments
09:30-10:00 Opening Session
09:30-09:35 Course Introduction, Objectives and Orientation, Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
09:35-09:50 Mediterranean Academy of Mastology: Mission, History & Achievements, Konstantinos Dinas
09:50-10:00 MAYDAY: A Collaboration Between Kocaeli University & SENATURK, N. Zafer Canturk
10:00-11:30 Session I: Benign Lesions
Chairs: Abut Kebudi & Stefanos Zervoudis & Mehmet Ali Kocdor & Fatih Altıntoprak
10:00-10:15 Moderate-Risk Lesions (Radial Scar, Papilloma, FEA), Sina Ferahman
10:15-10:25 Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia (PASH), Ahmet Erkek
10:25-10:35 Hamartomas, Kemale Aliyeva
10:35-10:50 Fibroadenoma, Konstantinos Dinas
10:50-11:05 Benign & Borderline Phyllodes Tumors, Konstantinos Dinas
11:05-11:30 Q&A / Panel Discussion
11:30-12:30 Session II: Young Investigators’ Session: Scientific Papers
Chairs: Konstantinos Dinas & Turgay Simsek & Nihat Zafer Utkan
11:30-11:40 Oral communication: Paper #1 "The Outcome of Breast B3 Lesions: A Single Centre Retrospective Study"
Author: Denise Hili
11:40-11:50 Oral communication: Paper #2 "Endoscopic versus Open Gynecomastia Surgery: Multi-Center Retrospective Comparison of Aesthetic Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction, and Nipple-Areolar Complex Sensation"
Author: Merve Tokocin
11:50-12:00 Oral communication: Paper #3 "Pure Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia on Breast Biopsy: Upgrade Rates, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes in 251 Patients"
Author: Adnan Gundogdu
12:00-12:10 Oral communication: Paper #4 "Clinicoepidemiological Characteristics of Breast Fibroadenomas and Differences between Surgical and Conservative Management: A Single-Center Cohort Study"
Author: Georgia Margioula-Siarkou
12:10-12:30 Q&A / Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session III: Benign Inflammatory Breast Conditions
Chairs: Sibel Ozkan Gurdal & Gunay Gurleyik & Belma Kocer
13:30-13:45 Lactational Mastitis; Etiology and Management, Iuliana Ceausu
13:45-14:05 Granulomatous Mastitis, Tamer Fady Youssef
14:05-14:15 Chronic Periareolar Mastitis, Hasan Besim
14:15-14:25 Rare Non-lactational Infectious Conditions, Iuliana Ceausu
14:25-14:35 Necrotizing Diseases, Mehmet Velidedeoglu
14:35-15:00 Q&A / Panel Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break / Poster Walk (Posters #1-10)
Discussants: Vlad Tica & Cem Yilmaz & Serkan Ilgun
15:30-17:00 Session IV: Benign Breast Changes & Conditions
Chairs: Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak & Tamer Fady Youssef & Sertac Ata Guler
15:30-15:45 Developmental Disorders and Malformations of the Breast, Cavid Qaribov
15:45-16:05 Breast Pain; Etiology, Mechanism & Management, Stefanos Zervoudis
16:05-16:20 Fibrocystic Change, Vlad Tica & Dragos Brezeanu
16:20-16:35 Rare Skin & Nipple Changes, Stefan Voiculescu
16:35-17:00 Q&A / Panel Discussion
17:00 End of 1st day
17:30 Executive Committee Meeting
9 May 2026, Saturday
08:30-10:00 Session V: Work-Up Flow for Breast-Related Symptoms
Chairs: Hasan Karanlik & Stefan Voiculescu & Serap Erel & Zülfü Bayhan
08:30-08:50 Work-up for Breast Lumps, Vlad Tica & Dragos Brezeanu
08:50-09:05 Work-up for Nipple Discharge, Stefanos Zervoudis
09:05-09:20 Work-up for Nipple-Areola Changes, Beyza Ozcinar
09:20-09:35 Work-up for Axillary Lumps, Hasan Besim
09:35-10:00 Q&A / Panel Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 Session VI: High-Risk Conditions & Management in the Healthy
Chairs: Vlad Tica & Mustafa Emiroglu & John Agius & Barış Mantoğlu
10:30-10:50 High-Risk Lesions (LCIS, ADH, ALH) & Management, Georgios Iatrakis
10:50-11:10 Genetic Counseling for Healthy Women; Indications, Tools & Interpretation, Kanay Yararbas
11:10-11:25 Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy for Healthy Women; To Whom & When, Stefan Voiculescu
11:25-11:40 Screening in High-Risk Healthy Women, Chrysa Tziakouri
11:40-11:55 Chemoprevention for High-Risk Healthy Women, Bahadir Gulluoglu
11:55-12:05 Risk Counselling for Healthy High-Risk Men, M. Umit Ugurlu
12:05-12:30 Q&A / Panel Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Session VII: Benign Conditions In Children, Adolescents, Pregnant and Males
Chairs: Atakan Sezer & Georgios Iatrakis & Kayhan Özdemir
13:30-13:45 Benign Breast Conditions in Children and Adolescents, Neslihan Cabioglu
13:45-14:00 Diagnosis and Management of Benign Breast Conditions During Pregnancy and Lactation, Konstantinos Dinas
14:00-14:15 Gynecomastia, Helidon Nina
14:15-14:30 Q&A / Panel Discussion
14:30-14:45 Mini Break
14:45-15:45 Examination
Supervisors: Stefan Voiculescu & Georgios Iatrakis & Bahadir Gulluoglu
16:15-17:00 Certification & Adjourn
Bahadir M. Gulluoglu & Konstantinos Dinas & N. Zafer Canturk