A Practical Approach to Surgical Pathology, Vol. V

This CME activity is designed to provide a practical review of hematopathology, dermatopathology and breast pathology. Topics contain basic to advanced techniques, including pitfalls and pearls to pathologic diagnosis. Interactive case reviews emphasizing the material presented rounds out the lectures.

This CME activity is intended and designed to educate 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 16.5 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 take a written or online test in order to be awarded credit. All 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 August 14, 2022.
This CME activity was planned and produced by Educational Symposia, the leader in diagnostic imaging education since 1975.
This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements.

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

• Describe the most common well-differentiated lipomatous tumors and the major diagnostic criteria for separating them from one another.
• Identify the most common morphologic patterns seen in soft tissue tumors.
• Apply the most useful immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostic techniques in the evaluation of soft tissue tumors.
• Discuss updates in the most recent WHO classification of renal tumors.
• Restate common and uncommon diagnostic pitfalls in bladder pathology.
• Explain how to reliably utilize both morphology and immunohistochemistry to differentiate germ cell tumors from mimics.
• Identify the histologic features of select cutaneous fibrohistiocytic tumors.
• Recognize cutaneous adnexal tumors that are associated with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes.
• Describe the most useful ancillary diagnostic tests to aid in the diagnosis of challenging melanocytic lesions.
• Discuss current clinicopathologic diagnostic criteria for Barrett esophagus.
• Recognize the appearance of several medications that can be identified on routine histology.
• Explain the most common forms of gastritis with emphasis on the autoimmune form.
• Restate the natural history and disease biology of ductal carcinoma in situ.
• Recognize cytomorphologic pitfalls encountered in interpreting cerebrospinal fluid.
• Describe mediastinal anatomy and cytology sampling techniques.
• Discuss the appropriate use of p16 immunohistochemistry and HPV RNA in situ hybridization.
• Explain the TCGA molecular classification system of endometrial carcinoma.
• Review the interpretative challenges that attend MMR immunohistochemistry and understand the clinical implications of loss in tumors of the gynecologic tract.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity