title: 5. Uro-Oncology Winter Congress.
abstract: The 5th Uro-oncology Winter Congress was held in Skopje, at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts on January 30 - February 03, 2013. The Congress was co-organized by the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Istanbul University, the Turkish Urology Association, Macedonian Society of Urology and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Macedonia. Topics of the Congress were tumors of urinary tract (kidney, vesica urinaria) and prostate. The latest achievements in the diagnosis and treatment of the above-mentioned disease were presented. Around 300 participants from the Balkans took part at the meeting. There were simultaneous sessions on different uro-oncological issues with around 60 presentations. In addition, there were poster presentations and training courses. It is important to point out that we had a session with participation of Balkan uro-oncologists - Balkan Urology Session, which is the first time in recent years.
authors.forename: Momir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polenakovic
authors.forename: Zivko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Popov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014572:Urology