2026 Pathology Review: Practical Updates in Hematolymphoid, Genitourinary, and Orthopedic Pathology for the General Pathologist

This CME teaching activity has been designed to provide an overview of some of the most common areas of diagnostic difficulty encountered by practicing pathologists in the areas of hematolymphoid, genitourinary, and orthopedic pathology. The course will provide extensive 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 diagnostic pitfalls. In each lecture, there is also a discussion on the use of ancillary diagnostic techniques, including immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology. Some of the lectures include case-based discussions.

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 19.25 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, 2029.

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 issues related to pathology or arthroplasty specimens
• Define non-neoplastic and neoplastic diseases of the synovium
• Become more comfortable with how to handle frozen sections in the diagnosis of periprostatic joint infection
• Review the most common non-neoplastic musculoskeletal lesions encountered by general surgical pathologists
• Identify the diagnostic features of benign and malignant hyaline cartilage neoplasms
• List the most common giant cell-rich bone neoplasms and how to approach them
• Recognize the most common benign mimickers of prostate cancer
• Identify prostatic lesions with cribriform architecture, both benign and malignant
• Recognize flat and deceptively bland urothelial lesions, as well as papillary urothelial lesions
• List the most common renal neoplasms with clear cytoplasm, as well as those with pink cytoplasm
• Discuss an approach to CBC abnormalities in both adults and children
• Recognize the most common forms of myelodysplasia and other myeloid neoplasms
• Review the essential features of acute myeloid leukemia
• Discuss an approach to diagnosing lymphoid disorders both in bone marrow and in blood
• Recognize the most common entities of B-lymphoid and T/NK neoplasms in blood and bone marrow

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.