🔬 2026 Surgical Pathology Update: Diagnostic Pearls for the Practicing Pathologist (Vol. IX)

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📌 Overview

The 2026 Surgical Pathology Update: Diagnostic Pearls for the Practicing Pathologist (Vol. IX) is a high-yield CME teaching program designed to help pathologists navigate some of the most challenging areas in daily diagnostic practice.

This course delivers a case-based, practical approach to surgical pathology, focusing on common diagnostic pitfalls, subtle morphologic clues, and modern ancillary techniques such as immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics.

It covers key subspecialties including gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, breast, and neuroendocrine pathology, making it highly relevant for both general and subspecialty pathologists.

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🎯 Target Audience

• Practicing surgical pathologists
• Pathology residents & fellows
• Academic and community-based pathologists
• Oncologic pathology specialists

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🧠 What You’ll Learn

🔍 Diagnostic Accuracy & Pitfalls

• Recognize common errors in biopsy interpretation
• Identify subtle histologic patterns and mimics
• Avoid misdiagnosis in high-risk specimens

🧬 Modern Pathology Tools

• Practical use of immunohistochemistry (IHC)
• Role of molecular diagnostics in classification
• Integration of morphology with advanced testing

🧪 Case-Based Learning

• Real-world diagnostic scenarios
• Slide-based teaching sessions
• Pattern recognition strategies

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📚 Key Learning Objectives

• Diagnose Barrett’s esophagus dysplasia and avoid pitfalls
• Identify eosinophilic esophagitis and other esophageal diseases
• Recognize mesenchymal GI tumors and their variants
• Apply updates from the WHO classification of neuroendocrine neoplasms
• Interpret renal tumors and prostate biopsy findings accurately
• Differentiate bladder pathology and inflammatory mimics
• Evaluate breast lesions including ADH, DCIS, and fibroepithelial tumors
• Understand IBD variants and colorectal cancer prognostic markers
• Identify thyroid pathology pitfalls and endocrine syndromes

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🧾 Topics Covered

🧬 Gastrointestinal Pathology

• Barrett’s Esophagus & Dysplasia
• Mesenchymal Tumors of the GI Tract
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Mimics
• Colorectal Carcinoma: Prognosis & Features

⚕️ Genitourinary Pathology

• Prostate Core Biopsy Pitfalls
• Renal Tumor Classification Updates
• Bladder Biopsy Interpretation

👩‍⚕️ Gynecologic Pathology

• Endometrial Carcinoma Updates
• HPV-Independent Vulvar Neoplasia
• Uterine Mesenchymal Lesions

🎗️ Breast Pathology

• Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH) & DCIS
• Papillary Lesions
• Fibroepithelial Lesions

🧠 Neuroendocrine & Endocrine

• WHO Classification Updates (5th Edition)
• Syndromic Endocrine Disorders
• Neuroendocrine Tumor Pathology

🔬 Hematopathology

• Non-Hodgkin B-cell Lymphomas

🧪 Interactive Learning

• Digital Slide Seminar: Esophageal Pathology

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⭐ Why This Course Stands Out

• ✔️ Focus on real diagnostic pitfalls (high exam & practice value)
• ✔️ Strong integration of morphology + molecular pathology
• ✔️ Covers multiple subspecialties in one course
• ✔️ Case-based approach for practical daily application
• ✔️ Ideal for board prep + clinical practice refinement

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📦 Educational Value

This course equips pathologists with refined diagnostic skills, helping improve accuracy, confidence, and clinical decision-making across a wide spectrum of surgical pathology cases.

 

TOPICS

• Barrett’s Esophagus and Barrett’s-related Dysplasia
• Pearls and Pitfalls in Prostate Core Biopsies
• Diagnostic Spectrum of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and DCIS
• Non-Hodgkin B-cell Lymphomas
• The 5th Edition WHO Classification of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
• Update on Endometrial Carcinoma
• Mesenchymal Tumors of the GI Tract
• Papillary Lesions of the Breast
• Colorectal Carcinoma: Pathologic Features and Prognosis
• HPV Independent Vulvar Neoplasia
  Digital Slide Seminar: Esophageal Pathology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its Mimics
• Manifestations of Syndromic Disorders in Endocrine Pathology
• Uterine Mesenchymal Lesions
• Problematic Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast