- Recognize the major diagnostic pitfalls in the diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus and Barrett’s-related dysplasia.
- Discuss the more recently recognized variants of ulcerative colitis as well as some of the issues related to diagnosing IBD-related dysplasia.
- Identify some of the major diagnostic issues in the most common colorectal polyps, including serrated polyps.
- Recognize the most common issues related to non-neoplastic bone pathology.
- Develop an integrated approach to the most common bone tumors seen by practicing pathologists.
- Describe the most common neoplasms seen in the sinonasal region.
- Discuss the diagnostic issues related to squamoproliferative lesions of the head and neck.
- Discuss the diagnostic features of the most common salivary gland tumors.
- Understand the recent advances in the reporting of prostatic adenocarcinoma in needle biopsy specimens.
- Discuss the role of the pathologist in the management of bladder cancer.
- Name the most common epithelial tumors of the kidney.
- Describe the most recent diagnostic challenges in diagnosing and reporting colorectal carcinoma.
- Identify the most important diagnostic pitfalls in pancreatic pathology.
- Recognize the most common forms of gastritis seen in biopsy specimens.
Program
Session 1
Controversies in the Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus
John R. Goldblum, M.D.
Sinonasal Neoplasms: Small Round Blue Cell Tumors and New Entities
Ilan Weinreb, M.D., FRCPC
Session 2
Staging Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma: Pitfalls and Pearls
Charles Matthew Quick, M.D.
Update on Pancreas Pathology
Wendy L. Frankel, M.D.
Session 3
Practical Non-Neoplastic Bone Pathology – the Everyday Stuff
John Reith, M.D.
Contemporary Reporting of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma in Needle Biopsies: a Moving Target
David J. Grignon, M.D., FRCP(C)
Session 4
Squamous Proliferations: From Well-Differentiated In-Situ and Malignant Lesions to HPV and Staging Implications
Ilan Weinreb, M.D., FRCPC
Nomenclature of Colorectal Polyps: Confusion and Controversy
John R. Goldblum, M.D.
Session 5
Endocervical Glandular Lesions: Changes on the Horizon
Charles Matthew Quick, M.D.
An Integrated Approach to Recognizing “Common” Bone Tumors – Part I
John Reith, M.D.
Session 6
An Integrated Approach to Recognizing “Common” Bone Tumors – Part II
John Reith, M.D.
The Critical Role of the Pathologist in Management of Bladder Cancer
David J. Grignon, M.D., FRCP(C)
Session 7
Practical Gastritis
Wendy L. Frankel, M.D.
Salivary Gland Tumors: an Array of Blue, Pink and Clear Tumors and an Evolving Molecular Classification
Ilan Weinreb, M.D., FRCPC
Session 8
Epithelial Kidney Tumors: Problem Diagnoses and New Entities
David J. Grignon, M.D., FRCP(C)
Squamous Dysplasia: Two Take Home Points
Charles Matthew Quick, M.D.
Session 9
Challenges in Colorectal Cancer
Wendy L. Frankel, M.D.
IBD and IBD-Related Dysplasia
John R. Goldblum, M.D.
