Educational Symposia – 2026 Surgical Pathology Update: Diagnostic Pearls for the Practicing Pathologist: Vol. IX

Key Features

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 pathologists in the areas of gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, breast, and neuroendocrine pathology. 16 AMA PRA Category I Credits™

Topics Covered

• Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology
• Breast Pathology
• Genitourinary (GU) Pathology
• Neuroendocrine & Endocrine Pathology (WHO Guidelines: Implementing the updates from the 5th Edition WHO Classification of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.)
• Gynecologic (GYN) Pathology

Learning 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
  
• No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

Target Audience

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

Additional credit info

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 16.0 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 February 14, 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.