| 1. | Diagnosis of most common organ specific malignant tumors, according to NCI statistics (using variety of tissue/cytology specimens, such as needle biopsy, brushing, fine needle aspiration), and benign mimics |
| a. | Bladder |
| Benign mimics of urinary bladder malignancy Nephrogenic adenoma, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, inverted papilloma, von Brunn’s nests, radiation atypia, florid cystitis glandularis, polypoid cystitis |
| b. | Breast |
| Benign mimics Sclerosing adenosis, intraductal papilloma, radial scar, nipple adenoma |
| c. | Endometrial |
| Benign mimics Endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial metaplasia (squamous/morular, mucinous, papillary syncytial) |
| d. | GI |
| Benign mimics, pre-malignant lesions Barrett’s esophagus and Barrett’s dysplasia, IBD with dysplasia, endometriosis, malakoplakia |
| e. | Kidney | |
| f. | Leukemia, myeloid, lymphoid |
| Myelodysplasia |
| g. | Lung and Pleura |
| i. | Carcinoma vs Mesothelioma vs Pleuritis |
| h. | Lymphoma |
| Benign mimics of lymphoma Kikuchi’s lymphadenitis, follicular hyperplasia, progressive transformation of germinal centers, infectious mononucleosis |
| i. | Melanoma |
| Benign mimics Spitz nevus, recurrent nevus, dysplastic nevus, halo nevus |
| j. | Pancreas | |
| k. | Prostate |
| Benign mimics Adenosis, atrophy, Cowper’s glands, nephrogenic adenoma, radiation, basal cell hyperplasia, mesonephric remnants, paraganglia |
| l. | Skin (non-melanoma) | |
| m. | Thyroid | |
| n. | Other |
| i. | Hepatobiliary Benign mimics of hepatocellular carcinoma Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, macroregenerative nodules | ||
| ii. | Ovary Primary versus metastatic ovarian lesions | ||
| iii. | Oral/ Maxillofacial, and major salivary glands | ||
| iv. | Thymus | ||
| v. | Adrenal |
| 2. | Biopsy interpretation and reporting |
| a. | Cervical/endometrial/vulvar biopsy interpretation | |
| b. | CNS neoplasms | |
| c. | Core needle biopsy of breast | |
| d. | Core needle biopsy of prostate | |
| e. | Core needle biopsy of soft tissue | |
| f. | GI neoplastic and medical disease | |
| g. | Liver needle biopsy | |
| h. | Lung biopsy (Transbronchial and percutaneous) | |
| i. | Pleural/peritoneal biopsy |
| 3. | Cytology |
| a. | Cervical |
| b. | Body fluids |
| c. | Thyroid FNA |
| 4. | Billing, coding, CLIA regulations |
| 5. | Reporting/Handling of major resection specimens |
| 6. | Application of FISH (RT-PCR) to tumor diagnosis and prognosis |
| 7. | Application of immunohistochemistry in anatomic pathology |
| a. | Understanding of causes of false + and – immunostains |
| 8. | Handling of infectious cases |