Harvard 45th Annual Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology 2024

Breast, Gynecologic & Endocrine Pathology

• Atypical hyperplasia of the breast
• Case presentations in breast pathology
• Lessons from medicolegal cases in breast pathology
• Assessing response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer
• Pitfalls in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer
• Core biopsy interpretation of inflammatory breast lesions
• Benign versus malignant cervical glandular proliferations
• Case studies in endometrial biopsy interpretation
• The spectrum of vulvar epithelial neoplasia and its mimics
• Endometrioid and clear cell tumors of the ovary
• Essentials of thyroid cytology
• Thyroid pathology practical updates

Gastrointestinal, Liver & Pancreatic Pathology

• Updates in anal pathology
• Diagnostic approach to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its precursors
• Case presentations in colorectal polyps and neoplasms
• Diagnostic approach to inflammatory conditions of the upper GI tract
• Diagnostic issues in primary hepatic neoplasms
• Diagnostic issues in GI tract neuroendocrine neoplasia
• Update on gastric cancer and its precursors
• Case presentations: frozen sections in gastrointestinal pathology
• GI tumor classification and diagnostic pitfalls

GU, Pulmonary & Head and Neck Pathology

• Case presentations in genitourinary pathology
• Update on prostate cancer pathology
• Update on testicular sex cord-stromal tumors
• Diagnostic work-up of eosinophilic renal neoplasms
• Urothelial carcinoma: lessons from challenging cases
• Neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine carcinomas of the lung
• Mesothelioma differential diagnosis and diagnostic biomarkers
• Uncommon lung tumors
• Updates in sinonasal and nasopharyngeal pathology
• CAP updates for HPV testing in head and neck cancer
• Salivary neoplasia of uncertain biological potential

Hematopathology, Molecular & CNS Pathology

• Diagnosis of lymphoma: key WHO updates
• Burkitt lymphoma and related high-grade entities
• Bone marrow workup of cytopenias
• Reactive lymphoid proliferations mimicking lymphoma
• The multiple faces of multiple myeloma
• Case presentations in molecular pathology
• Molecular pathology and gene fusions
• Practical approach to non-meningothelial mesenchymal neoplasms of the CNS
• Real-world approach to the diagnosis of adult gliomas

Bone, Soft Tissue & Dermatopathology

• Algorithmic approach to mesenchymal tumors of the uterus
• Case presentations in bone and soft tissue pathology
• Adipocytic tumors: what’s new in fat?
• Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors
• Dermatopathology pearls and pitfalls
• Myxoid lesions of the skin
• Case presentations in dermatopathology
• Cutaneous neoplasms: common entities and rare diagnoses
• Interpretation of temporal artery biopsies

Case-Based Learning & Diagnostic Practice

• Slide-based case presentations across multiple subspecialties
• Application of contemporary tumor classification systems
• Use of reporting guidelines in surgical pathology
• Judicious application of immunohistochemistry and molecular studies
• Diagnostic pitfalls and practical sign-out pearls
• Quality assurance in surgical pathology
• Question periods and faculty discussion sessions

It is ideal for pathologists, surgical pathologists, anatomic pathologists, specialty physicians, fellows, residents, academic pathologists, and community pathologists.

The course includes recorded surgical pathology sessions, downloadable PDF lecture materials, and case-based learning resources.

The course covers breast pathology, gynecologic pathology, gastrointestinal pathology, liver pathology, pancreatic pathology, genitourinary pathology, pulmonary pathology, head and neck pathology, dermatopathology, hematopathology, molecular pathology, soft tissue tumors, CNS pathology, and surgical pathology quality assurance.

No. This course package does not include CME points or a certificate.

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