Assisting pathologists by providing guidance for surgical pathology practice and quality assurance.
Resources and educational material to help surgical pathologists continually improve their performance.
Surgical Pathology Resources
- Cancer Protocols and Checklists
- Anatomic Pathology Education Program
- Online Pathology Case Challenge
PIP – Performance Improvement Programs
Access the following sample cases and participant summary reports providing reviews of participant results from surgical pathology surveys.
- PIP/PIPW-A 2026 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-B 2025 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-C 2025 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-D 2025 Participant Summary Reports
VBP – Virtual Biopsy Program
CAP publications available for purchase through CAP Press Publications
Atlas of Fundamental Infectious Diseases Histopathology (PUB127)
Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, FCAP, editor
Atlas of Transplant Pathology (PUB124)
Philip T. Cagle, MD, FCAP; Lisa Yerian, MD, FCAP; Luan D. Truong, MD, FCAP
Grossing, Staging, and Reporting (PUB131)
Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, FCAP, editor
Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions (PUB123)
Richard W. Brown, MD, FCAP
Patient Safety in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Laboratories (PUB316)
Deborah Sesok-Pizzini, MD, MBA, editor
Professionalism in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PUB317)
Ronald E. Domen, MD, FCAP; Richard M. Conran, MD, PhD, JD, FCAP; et al.
Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology (PUB125)
Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, FCAP; Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP
Join the Surgical Pathology Committee
Learn more about our committee activities and how to join the Surgical Pathology Committee.
Latest from the Surgical Pathology Committee
Products of Conception Guidance
In response to outreach from members regarding the potential impact on the practice of pathology of the Dobbs v Jackson Supreme Court decision, the CAP created an aid for pathologists on the processing and reporting of pregnancy tissues/products of conception (POC) specimens.