الوصف

This seminar is designed to provide a practical yet comprehensive review of soft tissue tumor pathology. A pattern-based approach to diagnosis, including an emphasis on differential diagnosis, as well as the use of ancillary diagnostic methods (especially immunohistochemistry) will be discussed.

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

Apply a pattern-based approach to the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors.
Describe the evolution of diagnostic immunohistochemistry for soft tissue tumors.
Utilize immunohistochemistry for accurate diagnosis of soft tissue tumors.
Order appropriate molecular tests for accurate diagnosis of soft tissue sarcomas.
Recognize histologic and genetic subtypes of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Discuss the differential diagnosis of mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
Recognize recently described mesenchymal tumors of the head and neck.
Discuss the differential diagnosis of cutaneous spindle cell tumors.

Topics And Speakers:
Session 1

Introduction to Soft Tissue Tumor Pathology: Classification, Grading, Immunohistochemistry, and Molecular Genetics

The Evolution of Immunohistochemistry for Soft Tissue Tumors: From Differentiation to Molecular Genetics

Session 2

The Most Common Spindle Cell Tumors of Deep Soft Tissue: Differential Diagnosis and Best Markers

Subclassification of Pleomorphic Sarcomas: How and Why Should We Care?

Session 3

An Approach to Epithelioid Soft Tissue Tumors: It’s Getting Easier

Myxoid Tumors of Soft Tissue: Don’t Let the Matrix Get in the Way

Session 4

An Approach to Round Cell Sarcomas: From Ewing to CIC-DUX4

Intermediate Vascular Tumors: A Pattern-Based Approach