2026 Surgical Pathology Update: Diagnostic Pearls for the Practicing Pathologist Vol. IX – 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 surgical pathologist in the areas of gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, breast, and neuroendocrine pathology. Extensive details will be provided on some of the most important diagnostic features which allow pathologists to make accurate diagnoses in each of these areas of surgical pathology, as well as how to assess essential diagnostic clues and avoid the common diagnostic pitfalls. Each lecture also provides a thorough discussion on the use of ancillary diagnostic techniques including both immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics. The program includes case-based review sessions.

Educational Objectives 

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

• Discuss the most common diagnostics pitfalls in recognizing Barrett’s esophagus-associated dysplasia
• Describe some of the important diagnostic features of various esophageal diseases, including eosinophilic esophagitis
• Recognize the most common patterns seen in mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
• Identify the most recent changes in the 5th edition of the WHO classification of neuroendocrine neoplasms
• Define the most common pitfalls in thyroid pathology
• Describe some of the associated syndromes seen in association with various neuroendocrine tumors
• Discuss various forms of non-Helicobacter-related gastritis
• Recognize some of the most important prognostic features associated with colorectal carcinoma
• Discuss the most important diagnostic features of the variants of inflammatory bowel disease and diagnostic mimics
• Discuss recent updates in renal tumor classification
• Describe some of the most important diagnostic pitfalls in prostate core biopsy interpretation
• Recognize the most common diagnostics issues in bladder biopsy pathology
• Define the various papillary lesions of the breast
• Describe problematic fibroepithelial lesions of the breast
• Discuss the spectrum of atypical ductal hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ

TOPICS

• Barrett’s Esophagus and Barrett’s-related Dysplasia
• Pearls and Pitfalls in Prostate Core Biopsies
• Diagnostic Spectrum of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and DCIS
• Non-Hodgkin B-cell Lymphomas
• The 5th Edition WHO Classification of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
• Update on Endometrial Carcinoma
• Mesenchymal Tumors of the GI Tract
• Papillary Lesions of the Breast
• Colorectal Carcinoma: Pathologic Features and Prognosis
• HPV Independent Vulvar Neoplasia
  Digital Slide Seminar: Esophageal Pathology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its Mimics
• Manifestations of Syndromic Disorders in Endocrine Pathology
• Uterine Mesenchymal Lesions
• Problematic Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast