Course Description

Embark on an illuminating journey through the intricate world of pancreatobiliary pathology with the comprehensive course – Pancreatobiliary Pathology from A to Z. Developed in collaboration with the esteemed Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society, this intensive course offers an in-depth exploration of the complexities of cytologic and surgical pancreatobiliary specimens. The case-based course will review foundational principles and diagnostic techniques in all aspects of pancreatobiliary pathology, including when in the gross and frozen section rooms. Covering recent changes in terminology, grading, and classification guidelines for numerous pancreatobiliary neoplasms, this course will take your pancreatobiliary pathology knowledge to new heights. This course will be of particular interest to cytopathologists, surgical pathologists, and anatomic pathology trainees.

This course is a collaboration between the Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society (PbPath) and USCAP.

Target Audience

Practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training.

Learning Objectives

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

Know the cytologic and histo-morphologic spectrum of cystic and solid lesions of the pancreas.

Understand new terminology, classification, and management guidelines for neoplastic mucinous cysts (IPMN, MCN) and non-mucinous intraductal lesions (IOPN, ITPN).

Become familiar with newly updated grading methods for neuroendocrine neoplasms; judiciously use immunohistochemistry to recognize and classify NENs (including classical, grade discordant, and ambiguous types)

Know the morphologic spectrum of neoplastic biliary lesions, including flat [biliary intraepithelial neoplasia (BiI-IN)] and tumoral intraductal papillary neoplasms (IPN-B) and adenocarcinoma and appropriately work up and diagnose carcinoma on limited samples.

Recognize the morphology of inflammatory changes in the biliary tract specimens