A Practical Approach to Surgical Pathology, Vol. V – A CME Teaching Activity

• 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.