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Home | Learning | Courses by Topic – Anatomic Pathology | VM108  Practical Tips for Diagnosing Difficult Melanocytic Lesions: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What to Do Next

VM108  Practical Tips for Diagnosing Difficult Melanocytic Lesions: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What to Do Next

6:30–8:30 pm
2.0 CME CREDITS

Pigmented lesions are among the most common, problematic cases that pathologists and dermatopathologists evaluate. This video microscopy tutorial takes a practical approach to evaluating such lesions and focus on known difficult differential diagnoses (eg, Spitzoid tumors, desmoplastic melanoma, ANDnevoid melanoma). Through case examples you will learn to recognize subtle clues that may reveal cases that may be more problematic than they first appear. Faculty also will discuss issues associated with the under- and overdiagnosis of melanoma and will provide examples when molecular studies, histochemical or immunoperoxidase stains, sentinel node biopsy, or other next steps can help.

You will learn to:

• Identify the histologic criteria for diagnosis of melanocytic nevi and melanoma
• Understand the influence of clinical correlation in the microscopic interpretation of melanocytic neoplasms
• Recognize the indications and limitations of ancillary studies (immunohistochemistry, FISH, CGH) in the interpretation of melanocytic neoplasms

Faculty
Maxwell A. Fung, MD, FCAP

 

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