2025 Pathology Review: Practical Updates in Breast, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Pathology for the General Pathologist

About This CME Teaching Activity

Target Audience

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

Educational Objectives

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.

PROGRAM

• Interpretations of Breast Core Biopsies: An Assortment of Common Diagnostic Challenges
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• What’s New in Esophagitis?
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• The Spectrum of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• Gastritis and Gastropathy
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Pattern-Based Approach to Renal Cell Tumors
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.
• Pathologic Evaluation of Breast Specimens Post Neoadjuvant Treatment
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• Bladder Cancer Pathology Updates
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.
• Slide Seminar: Special Subtypes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• Prostate Cancer Pathology Updates
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.
• Practical Approach to Duodenal Biopsy Interpretation
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Slide Seminar: Interesting Cases in Genitourinary Pathology
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.
• Inflammatory Patterns in Colonic Biopsy Samples
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Slide Seminar: Spindle Cell Lesions of the Breast
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• Recognizing Sneaky Cancers in Gastric Biopsies and How to Work Them Up
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Common Issues in Male Genital Pathology
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.
• Breast Pathology in the Era of Genomics
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• The Differential Diagnosis of Ischemic Colitis
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Biomarker Testing in Breast Cancer
  Hannah Wen, M.D., Ph.D.
• Anal Pathology 101: HPV-Related Lesions and Other Important Findings
  Rhonda K. Yantiss, M.D.
• Staging and Handling of Renal Tumors
  Sean R. Williamson, M.D.