A Practical Approach to Surgical Pathology – Volume VI – A Video CME Teaching Activity

This CME activity has been designed to provide a comprehensive and practical review of several topics in surgical pathology, including gastrointestinal, gynecologic, soft tissue, endocrine, genitourinary, and breast pathology. The course includes an overview of diagnostic pearls which allow for accurate diagnosis as well as important clues as to how to avoid the most common diagnostic pitfalls. Discussions focus on appropriate diagnostic immunohistochemical and molecular genetic tests which serve as adjuncts to diagnosis.
Target Audience
This CME activity is primarily designed to educate practicing pathologists.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:
Discuss the most common benign and malignant well-differentiated lipomatous tumors.
Discuss the key features in recognizing Barrett’s esophagus-related dysplasia.
Provide an overview of an algorithmic approach that allows for differentiation between primary versus metastatic ovarian mucinous tumor.
Describe key pathologic features in both low- and high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas.
Review the key morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic findings of intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal spindle cell mesenchymal lesions.
Define effective work-up strategies for diagnostic scenarios commonly encountered in soft tissue pathology.
Discuss common pitfalls in bladder pathology and tips to an accurate diagnosis.
Recognize uncommon challenging prostate cancer subtypes.
Review recent updates in prostate cancer grading and reporting.
Discuss diagnostic and management problems in breast core needle biopsies.
Recognize important inflammatory and reactive lesions of the breast and their differential diagnoses.
Summarize recent updates in thyroid pathology.
Characterize the common elements of neuroendocrine neoplasia throughout the body.
Summarize the spectrum of steroidogenic tissues and their tumors.
Describe the common variants of ulcerative colitis and UC-related dysplasia.
Topics And Speakers:

Session 1

Controversies in the Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus
John R. Goldblum, M.D.

Sorting Through the Muck with Ovarian Mucinous Tumors
Anne M. Mills, M.D.

Session 2

Lipomatous Tumors: Everything You Need to Know
Karen Joy Fritchie, M.D.

Thyroid Pathology: Common and Controversial
Sylvia L. Asa, M.D., Ph.D.

Session 3

Prostate Cancer Evolution: What the Pathologist Needs to Know
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D.

Problematic Issues in Breast Core Biopsies
Stuart J. Schnitt, M.D.

Session 4

Clinically Relevant Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Update
Anne M. Mills, M.D.

Intra-abdominal and Retroperitoneal Spindle Cell Neoplasms: A Practical Approach
Karen Joy Fritchie, M.D.

Session 5

Nomenclature of Colorectal Polyps: Controversies and Confusion
John R. Goldblum, M.D.

Neuroendocrine Cells: Hormones from Head to Tail
Sylvia L. Asa, M.D., Ph.D.

Session 6

Prostate Carcinoma: Morphologic Subtypes and Areas of Diagnostic Difficulty
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D.

Inflammatory and Reactive Lesions of the Breast
Stuart J. Schnitt, M.D.

Session 7

Zebras in the Uterus: Expanding the Differential for Uterine Mesenchymal Neoplasia
Anne M. Mills, M.D.

Common Diagnostic Scenarios in Soft Tissue Pathology and How to Stay Out of Trouble
Karen Joy Fritchie, M.D.

Session 8

Steroidogenic Tissues: Fundamental Fa(c)ts
Sylvia L. Asa, M.D., Ph.D.

The Challenge of Evaluating Post-Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy Breast Specimens
Stuart J. Schnitt, M.D.

Session 9

Pitfalls and Pearls in Bladder Biopsy and TURBT Specimens
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D.

IBD and IBD-Related Dysplasia
John R. Goldblum, M.D.