2025 Pathology Review: Practical Updates in Breast, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Pathology for the General Pathologist - A CME Teaching Activity

This CME teaching activity has been designed to provide an extensive overview of some of the most common areas of diagnostic difficulty encountered by practicing surgical pathologists in the areas of breast, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary pathology. This course provides details of some of the most important diagnostic features which allow pathologists to make accurate diagnoses in each of these subspecialized areas, as well as how to assess essential diagnostic clues and avoid the most common misdiagnoses. In each lecture, there is a thorough discussion on the use of ancillary diagnostic techniques, including immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics.

This CME activity is primarily intended and designed to educate practicing pathologists.

Educational Symposia

Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this enduring material for a maximum of 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All activity participants are required to complete the credit application in order to be awarded credit. Course participants will also have the opportunity to critically evaluate the program as it relates to practice relevance and educational objectives.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM for these programs may be claimed until April 30, 2028.

This program is planned and organized by Educational Symposia, a leader in accredited continuing education since 1975.

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements.

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Recognize the most common and more recently described renal cell tumors.
• Identify some of the most common pitfalls in the diagnosis of biopsies of the urinary bladder and prostate.
• List the most common tumors encountered in the male genitourinary tract.
• Explain the most appropriate handling and staging of renal tumors.
• Describe some of the newest forms of esophagitis.
• Identify the various patterns of gastritis and gastropathy.
• List the most common pitfalls in duodenal biopsy interpretation.
• Define the most common inflammatory patterns in colorectal biopsy specimens.
• Recognize the most common diagnostic pitfalls in breast core biopsies.
• Review the essential features of triple-negative breast cancer.
• Describe the most common changes in post neoadjuvant treatment breast specimens.
• Explain biomarker testing in breast cancer.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.