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01-04-2017 | Gastrointestinal Oncology
The Seven Best from PSOGI 2016
Author:
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD, FACS, FRCS
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 4/2017
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Excerpt
The Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) has met every other year for the last 20 years in order to provide a forum for progress in the prevention and treatment of peritoneal metastases. The 10th Biennial Meeting was held in Washington, DC, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, with a total of 704 delegates, including 67 speakers. Fifty-four countries were represented among the participants at the meeting. A total of 325 abstracts were submitted and 274 posters were exhibited at the poster sessions. The awards banquet on Friday evening, 19 November 2016, was attended by 538 persons. Frans A.N. Zoetmulder, MD, PhD, and Francois N. Gilly, MD, PhD, received lifetime achievement awards. …
