Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck

December 6-9, 2011

The Francis Marion Hotel

Charleston, South Carolina

The head and neck are two of the most daunting areas of surgical pathology. This comprehensive four-day course will provide guidance for streamlining your approach to any given lesion. A nationally recognized faculty with extensive experience in large consultation practices will share their insights about problems that often require diagnostic consultation.

You will be carefully guided through critical areas, including the appropriate integration of clinical, radiographic, immunohistochemical, and molecular data for categorization of head and neck tumors; accurate interpretation of laryngeal biopsies; classification of salivary gland tumors and odontogenic lesions. And you'll receive valuable guidance about the distinguishing features of various thyroid and parathyroid tumors and tumorlike lesions. The course will center around a case study format with focus on histologic features that impact patient management and prognosis.

Following this course, you will be able to:

Identify the key gross and histologic features:

• That impact patient management for a broad range of head and neck tumors.

• Interpret biopsies from the larynx, oral cavity, sinonasal tract, and ear.
• Classify and stratify salivary gland tumors into clinically meaningful categories.
• Differentiate various thyroid and parathyroid tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Who should attend?

Pathologists, Pathology Residents, and Pathologists' Assistants.

For more information visit :

http://www.pulmonarypath.org/pps_webpage_documents/pps_endorsed_courses/...

You can also contact us on: info@ascp.org