Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This Commemorative Special Issue of Journal of Surgical Oncology emanates from the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) Congress held in Venice, Italy on September 4–6, 2023. There were 857 participants who attended the Congress. Attendees from 21 nations around the world were present. The meeting was held at the Palazzo di Cinema located on the Lido. The photograph on the front cover shows Piazza San Marco. The view is north through the Piazza from the water bus (vaporetto) stop San Marco Giardinetti. This is the view that all visitors to Venice appreciate as they begin to tour this ancient city. To the left of the photograph is the Campanile. To the right is the Column of San Marco. Atop this column is the winged lion, the logo for the city of Venice. The dome in the center is part of the Basilica San Marco. It retains the relics of St. Mark. St. Mark was a travel companion of the Apostle Paul. He wrote the Second Book of the New Testament, the Gospel of according to Mark. St. Mark was the patron saint of the Venetian empire which remained intact from 421 until 1797 ad (1376 years).
Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology
DOI: 10.1002/jso.28054
Author: Paul H. Sugarbaker
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405613950