46th Annual Seminar, Pathology Review: Practical Updates in Breast, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Pathology for the General Pathologist

About the Meeting

This seminar has been designed to provide an extensive overview of some of the most common areas of diagnostic difficulty encountered by practicing surgical pathologists in the areas of breast, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary pathology. This course will provide details of some of the most important diagnostic features which allow pathologists to make accurate diagnoses in each of these subspecialized areas, as well as how to assess essential diagnostic clues and avoid the most common misdiagnoses. In each lecture, there will also be a thorough discussion on the use of ancillary diagnostic techniques, including immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics. There will also be interactive case-based review sessions and sufficient time for interactive discussions between all of the faculty members and participants.

Target Audience

This CME activity is primarily intended and designed to educate pathologists.

Educational Objectives

Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

Recognize the most common and more recently described renal cell tumors

Identify some of the most common pitfalls in the diagnosis of biopsies of the urinary bladder and prostate

List the most common tumors encountered in the male genitourinary tract

Explain the most appropriate handling and staging of renal tumors

Describe some of the newest forms of esophagitis

Identify the various patterns of gastritis and gastropathy

List the most common pitfalls in duodenal biopsy interpretation

Define the most common inflammatory patterns in colorectal biopsy specimens

Recognize the most common diagnostic pitfalls in breast core biopsies

Review the essential features of triple-negative breast cancer

Describe the most common changes in post neoadjuvant treatment breast specimens

Explain biomarker testing in breast cancer