USCAP Liver Pathology: Essentials of Daily Practice 2023

USCAP Liver Pathology: Essentials of Daily Practice 2023 Liver biopsies are a common specimen in most surgical pathology practices. Liver biopsy interpretation is challenging because many liver diseases manifest overlapping histological features. A systematic pattern-based approach facilitates identification of subtle features that help to narrow the differential diagnoses, correlate findings with clinical data, and provide a meaningful report.

• This course reviews best practices in assessment and reporting of hepatitis biopsies, guides learners through the spectrum of possible diseases that may present with biliary pattern of injury, provides a comprehensive review of hepatocellular carcinoma, and discusses a systematic and practical approach on how to work up mesenchymal tumors of the liver.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:

• Recognize hepatic, lobular, biliary and vascular patterns of liver injury, and use histological clues and clinical data to formulate a meaningful diagnosis
• Diagnose hepatocellular, biliary and mesenchymal liver tumors, and differentiate between benign and malignant lesions as well as their mimics
• Diagnose common post-transplant pathologies in allograft biopsies
• Recognize subtle histological findings in liver biopsies that appear to be near normal