USCAP Second Edition: Pearls and Palms in Surgical Pathology 2023

Original release date: October 31, 2023
Videos+PDFs

Course Description
Join expert pathologists as they guide you through the nomenclature, staging, and ancillary studies for your everyday surgical pathology practice. Faculty will help distinguish between what looks atypical but benign from those that look bland but are malignant. Through the case-based discussion, faculty will discuss histological features that are needed to make a specific diagnosis; how histology plays a role in outcomes; whether staging is important and what system to use. Topics will cover Breast, Bone and Soft Tissue, Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Thoracic, and Head and Neck Pathology.

Target Audience
Practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:

Determine which cases need to be worked further with immunohistochemistry or molecular techniques.
Become familiar with the different nomenclatures
Become familiar with the different staging schemas
Determine which features are important in separating benign and unusual from bland and malignant

Continuing Medical Education

Items Included in the Purchase of this Course

Thoracic Pathology – Cesar A. Moran, MD  

Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents

Breast Pathology – Nour Sneige, MD  

Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents

Gastrointestinal Pathology – Gregory Y. Lauwers, MD  
Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology – Julie C. Fanburg-Smith, MD  

Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents

Genitourinary Pathology – Peter A. Humphrey, MD, PhD

Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents

Head and Neck Pathology – Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD  

Section: 2 Presentations 2 Documents