BIANNUAL MEETING OF THE PANNONIAN WORKING GROUP OF GI PATHOLOGY
Welcome to the Biannual Meeting of the Pannonian Working Group of GI Pathology
Bratislava 2027
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
It is our distinct pleasure to welcome you to the upcoming Biannual Meeting of the Pannonian Working Group of GI Pathology. As a long-standing hub for regional scientific exchange, our working group continues its tradition of fostering collaboration, sharing diagnostic insights, and advancing gastrointestinal and pancreatobiliary pathology across the Pannonian region.
Meeting Focus
This educational edition is highly focused on diagnostic excellence, current classifications, and emerging trends in two complex areas:
- Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology
- Pancreatobiliary Pathology
We are honored to welcome renowned experts and leading figures from the Pannonian countries, as well as prominent extra-Pannonian speakers, including Abbas Agaimy (Erlangen, Germany) and Volkan Adsay (Istanbul, Turkey). These respected authorities will deliver comprehensive review lectures offering deep diagnostic insights, recent updates, and practical approaches to challenging cases.
Why Attend?
Whether you are an experienced consultant looking to refresh your diagnostic criteria or a junior pathologist eager to present and network, this meeting offers an intimate, highly collaborative environment to discuss regional practices, solve diagnostic dilemmas, and reinforce professional bonds.
We look forward to an inspiring meeting filled with vibrant discussions, exceptional science, and warm camaraderie in Bratislava!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Marián Švajdler
Programme
Venue: Park Inn by Radisson Danube, Bratislava, Slovakia
Organizers:
- Slovak Society of Pathology
- Department of Pathology, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
- Šikl’s Department of Pathology, Charles University, Faculty of medicine, Pilsen, Czech republic
- Cytopathos Ltd., Bratislava
- Biopticka Lab., Ltd., Pilsen
Course Directors
- Cord Langner, M.D., Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Diagnostic and Research Centre of Molecular BioMedicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria
- Assoc. Prof. Marián Švajdler, Ph.D., Šikl’s Department of Pathology, Charles University, Faculty of medicine, Pilsen, Czech republic
12:50-15:00
Chairs: Cord Langner (Austria)
Ondřej Daum (Czechia)
Open/Welcome (Marián Švajdler, Slovakia/Czechia) – 10 min
Esophageal inflammation – the black hole of gastrointestinal pathology – Cord Langner, (Austria) – 30 min
GERD for nerd: what, where, why, and why not – Ondřej Daum (Czechia) – 30 min
The good, the bad and the ugly: A variety of cases
Behrang Mozayani, (Austria) – 30 min
Gastritis patterns, Béla Vasas (Hungary) – 30 min
15:30-17:30
Chairs: Kateřina Kamarádová (Czechia) and Zlatko Marusić (Croatia)
Gastric polyps and syndromes, Jera Jeruc (Slovenia) – 30 min
Stomach, epithelial cancers, Zlatko Marusić (Croatia) – 30 min
Upper GI tract GIST & DDx – Abbas Agaimy (Germany) – 30 min
Selected topics from upper GI hematolymphoid lesions
– Kateřina Kamarádová (Czechia) 30 min
18:00-19:00
Chairs: Jera Jeruc (Slovenia), Béla Vasas (Hungary)
Pediatric upper GIT diseases, Ondřej Fabián (Czechia) – 30 min
Case 1 – 15 min Tomáš Krajčovič (Slovakia/Austria)
Case 2 – 15 min Sara Hrg, (Croatia)
Welcome Reception
9:00-11:00
Chairs: Marián Švajder (Slovakia/Czechia) and Behrang Mozayani (Austria)
Neuroendocrine tumors – Volkan Adsay (Turkey) – 30 min
Undifferentiated pancreatic cancers – Abbas Agaimy (Germany) – 30 min
Hot topics and new entities in pancreatic pathology – Volkan Adsay – 30 min
Targeted NGS in indeterminate pancreatobiliary cytology and small biopsies: Diagnostic utility – Marián Švajdler (Slovakia/Czechia) – 30 min
11:30-13:00
Chairs: Boris Rychlý (Slovakia) and TBA (Magdaléna Daumová)
Pancreas/Biliary, TBA (country) – 30 min
Case 3 – 15 min Case presentation, TBA, Hungary
Case 4 – 15 min Magdaléna Daumová, Czechia
Case 5 – 15 min Boris Rychlý (Slovakia)
Case 6 – 15 min Magdalena Sikirić (Croatia)
14:00-15:30
Chairs: Marián Švajdler (Slovakia/Czechia) and Anita Sejben (Hungary)
Case 7 – 15 min Case presentation, TBA, Austria
Case 8 – 15 min Case presentation, TBA, Slovenia
Case 9 – 15 min Zdeněk Bednařík, Czechia
Case 10 –15 min Case presentation, TBA, Austria
Case 11 – 15 min Case presentation, TBA, Slovenia
Case 12 – 15 min Case presentation, TBA, Hungary
The Pannonian Working Group of GI Pathology business meeting, Closing/Farewell
Zlatko Marusic and Cord Langner
Registration and fees
Accommodation
Danube Bratislava
The code is valid for stays between 20 and 23 May 2027 and must be applied no later than 20 April 2027. After this date, room availability and the special conference rate can no longer be guaranteed.