🔬 DocmedED 2025 Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D. Expert Series – Practical Soft Tissue Pathology

DocmedED Expert Series by Jason L. Hornick

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📌 Overview

The DocmedED 2025 Expert Series – Practical Soft Tissue Pathology is a high-yield, case-based CME program designed to help pathologists master the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors using a structured, pattern-based approach.

Developed in collaboration with Educational Symposia, this course aligns with the latest WHO classification updates (2025/2026) and focuses on real-world diagnostic challenges, pitfalls, and practical reporting strategies.

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📦 Course Details

• 🎥 13 Video Lectures (1 video has a known error)
• 📄 1 PDF (slides/materials)
• ⏱️ CME-style, case-based teaching
• 💾 Size: 5 GB
• 📅 Release Date: September 15, 2025

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🎯 Target Audience

• Practicing surgical pathologists
• Pathology fellows
• Senior residents preparing for boards
• Oncologic multidisciplinary teams

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🧠 What You’ll Learn

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🔍 Pattern-Based Diagnostic Approach

• Recognizing key morphologic patterns
• Structuring differential diagnosis efficiently
• Avoiding common diagnostic traps

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🧬 Soft Tissue Tumor Classification Updates

• Integration of WHO 2025/2026 updates
• Modern taxonomy and grading systems
• Translating classification into daily reporting

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🧪 Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Pathology

• Selecting the right IHC panels
• Interpreting immunoprofiles
• Role of molecular testing in diagnosis

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⚠️ Diagnostic Pitfalls & Difficult Cases

• Pleomorphic and epithelioid tumors
• Spindle cell and round cell sarcomas
• Avoiding misdiagnosis in challenging entities

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🧠 Subspecialty Tumor Groups

• Head & neck mesenchymal tumors
• Cutaneous mesenchymal tumors (note: one lecture has an error)
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
• Vascular tumors
• Nerve sheath tumors

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🎬 Included Topics

• Introduction to soft tissue pathology & WHO updates
• Spindle cell tumors (Part I & II)
• Pleomorphic sarcomas
• Round cell sarcomas
• Myxoid tumors
• Epithelioid tumors
• Vascular tumors
• Nerve sheath tumors
• Gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors
• Head & neck mesenchymal tumors

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🎓 Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Apply a pattern-based diagnostic framework
• Differentiate benign vs malignant soft tissue tumors
• Use immunohistochemistry effectively
• Interpret molecular findings in context
• Reduce diagnostic errors in complex cases

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⭐ Why This Course Stands Out

• ✔️ Taught by a world-renowned soft tissue pathologist
• ✔️ Strong focus on real diagnostic challenges
• ✔️ Updated with latest WHO classifications
• ✔️ Practical and directly applicable to sign-out practice
• ✔️ High-yield for boards and daily pathology work

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⚠️ Note

• One lecture (Cutaneous Mesenchymal Tumors: What’s New?) contains a technical error from the source.

 

Topics:

• Mesenchymal Tumors of the Head and Neck: Clues and Pitfalls Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Mesenchymal Tumors of the Head and Neck: Clues and Pitfalls Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Cutaneous Mesenchymal Tumors: What’s New? Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D. (this video error from DocmedED)
• Gastrointestinal Mesenchymal Tumors: What Do We Need to Know? Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Nerve Sheath Tumors: Key Features and Problems Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Vascular Tumors: Vasoformative and Not So Much Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Epithelioid Tumors: Diagnostic Challenges and How to Prevent Disaster Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Myxoid Tumors of Skin and Soft Tissue: From Benign to Malignant Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Round Cell Sarcomas: Histologic Clues and Ancillary Testing Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Pleomorphic Sarcomas: It Is Easier Than You Think! Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Spindle Cell Tumors of Adults, Part II: Differential Diagnosis and Best Markers Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Spindle Cell Tumors of Adults, Part I: Differential Diagnosis and Best Markers Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Introduction to Soft Tissue Pathology: The New 2026 WHO Classification, Grading, and a Pattern-Based Approach Jason L. Hornick, M.D., Ph.D.