Practical pathology for the moments when diagnosis gets difficult
Scientific Symposiums International’s Practical Surgical Pathology program brings together expert-led lectures covering challenging diagnostic problems across head and neck, soft tissue, genitourinary and hepatobiliary pathology.
The curriculum emphasizes practical diagnostic reasoning, common pitfalls, pattern-based approaches, tumor grading, staging, case studies and slide seminars designed to connect pathology knowledge with the realities of routine sign-out.
Four Core Domains
A practical way to approach difficult pathology
Recognize the Pattern
Use pattern-based reasoning to organize difficult soft tissue and organ-specific lesions.
Avoid Diagnostic Pitfalls
Identify common traps and difficult differentials that can complicate routine surgical pathology sign-out.
Use the Right Criteria
Apply grading, staging and diagnostic criteria to clinically relevant tumors and lesions.
Confirm with Cases
Reinforce concepts through case studies and digital slide sessions reflecting real diagnostic practice.
One program. Four major areas of surgical pathology.
The curriculum moves across multiple organ systems and tumor families while maintaining one consistent goal: improving practical diagnostic confidence.
Head & Neck
Squamous lesions, HPV-related neoplasms, salivary gland pathology, thyroid pathology and diagnostic slide sessions.
Soft Tissue
Spindle cell, adipocytic, vascular, epithelioid, round cell and pleomorphic mesenchymal neoplasms.
Genitourinary
Prostate cancer grading, renal tumors, GU diagnostic pearls, kidney cancer and digital GU slide interpretation.
Hepatobiliary
HCC diagnosis, medical liver biopsies and practical approaches to hepatobiliary pathology.
Go beyond the textbook and into the sign-out room
The program repeatedly returns to practical diagnostic situations: difficult biopsies, uncertain tumor origins, renal tumors, liver biopsies, mesenchymal neoplasia and digital slide interpretation.
See the diagnosis through representative cases
Dedicated slide sessions reinforce the lectures by placing diagnostic reasoning into a visual pathology context.
Head & Neck
“Head and (Neck) Scratchers” explores challenging head and neck diagnostic scenarios.
Mesenchymal Neoplasia
A dedicated slide seminar focuses on diagnostic pitfalls in mesenchymal tumors.
GU Pathology
Digital slide interpretation brings GU pathology concepts into a practical visual setting.
20 expert-led diagnostic sessions
A carefully structured collection of practical lectures and slide-based sessions across head and neck, soft tissue, genitourinary and hepatobiliary pathology.
Pitfalls in Diagnosing Head and Neck Squamous Lesions
How Do I Make a Diagnosis of HCC?
Pattern-Based Approach to Soft Tissue Tumors: Spindle Cell Neoplasms
Prostate Cancer Grading: The Cleveland Clinic Approach
Updates on HPV-Related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Neoplasms
Pattern-Based Approach to Soft Tissue Tumors: Adipocytic & Vascular Tumors
Pattern-Based Approach: Epithelioid & Round Cell Neoplasms
Are Renal Tumors with Pink Cells Really that Complicated?
Diagnosing an Adenocarcinoma of Uncertain Origin
Fantastic Anal Biopsies and What to Do About Them
What’s New in Salivary Gland Pathology?
A Handful of Diagnoses to Know in Genitourinary Pathology
(Thy)roid Rage: A Primer on Thyroid Gland Surgical Pathology
How Do I Interpret Medical Liver Biopsies?
Pattern-Based Approach: Pleomorphic Sarcomas & Inflamed Mesenchymal Neoplasms
Handling and Staging of Kidney Cancer
Slide Session: Head and (Neck) Scratchers
Five Case Studies from Routine Sign-Out: Don’t Go Down the Tubes
Slide Seminar: Diagnostic Pitfalls in Mesenchymal Neoplasia
Digital Slide Seminar: GU Pathology
A complete digital pathology learning package
Video Lectures
Access the complete collection of expert-led surgical pathology lectures.
Subtitles
Subtitle resources are included with the video materials.
PDF Materials
Supporting course documents for review and reference.
Slide-Based Learning
Dedicated slide seminars reinforce practical diagnostic interpretation.
Designed around real diagnostic problems
Rather than focusing only on isolated disease descriptions, the program repeatedly emphasizes how experienced pathologists approach uncertainty, recognize patterns and avoid common diagnostic traps.
Diagnostic Pearls
Practical points designed to help navigate difficult and frequently encountered pathology problems.
Pattern Recognition
Structured approaches to spindle cell, adipocytic, vascular, epithelioid, round cell and pleomorphic tumors.
Real-World Cases
Case studies and slide seminars designed to connect educational concepts with routine sign-out practice.
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