NEW AP126 Molecular Workup of Lung Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Specimens by Tumor Type

2:00–5:30 pm
3.0 CME CREDITS

Potential bone tumors cause pathologists anxiety due to their rarity and the need for specialized understanding of the histopathology and radiologic support. Faculty will teach a simplified strategy to render a narrow differential diagnosis emphasizing bone histopathology fundamentals and blending with necessary radiologic and clinico-epidemiologic data. Attendees will be able to handle routine cases in their own laboratories while having a modern understanding of advances in the diagnosis of these entities and the mechanisms that cause their development.

You will learn to:

Identify the radiologic images required for bone diagnoses and interpret the basic features observed
Distinguish the region of select bones involved with a pathologic condition (eg, epiphyseal and periosteal) and use this information to predict diagnosis
Use selective histologic features unique to bone to differentiate among lesions
Understand newer information related to mechanisms of bone disease and apply this data in analyzing bone pathology
Employ judicious use of special techniques to diagnose bone lesions in a cost-effective and appropriate manner

Faculty
Michael J. Klein, MD, FCAP
Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP