On the 23rd and 24th of March 2013 we will host the international consensus meeting on peri-ampullary cancer, the PERIPAN meeting. In the preparation to this meeting we will create consensus about the pathology of the periampullary region following the SIGN50 and DELPHI methodology.
Following this method, first the problems in the field of classifications, differentiation and definitions between the different non-pancreatic periampullary malignant tumors (ampullary adenocarcinoma with intestinal, pancreatobiliary and mixed subtype, distal cholangiocarcinoma and duodenal adenocarcinoma). The literature behind the topics are systematically reviewed and the research questions are answered. The created statements with the supporting evidence will be discussed in the Delphi rounds until more than 80% consensus is reached between the experts in the field. The last Delphi round will be held on 23-03-2023 in Palazzo della Loggia, Brescia, Italy. The next day, 24-03-2023, the consensus statements will be presented with a full program to follow in the conference hall of Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy. The presentations and methodology will be validated by oncologists, surgeons, gastroenterologists and patients representative.