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Saturday, March 17, 2012 — 7:00 p.m. — Convention Centre 217-219
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- Contemporary Surgical Neuropathology: New Models and Molecular Diagnostics
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Moderators: |
M. Beatriz Lopes, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA and Tim-Rasmus Kiehl, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| 7:00 |
Opening Remarks: The Historic 101st Annual Meeting: - Gregory Fuller, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 7:10 |
Virtual Diagnostics in Surgical Pathology - Sylvia Asa, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Molecular Diagnosis of Diffuse Gliomas - Craig Horbinski, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
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Recent Advances in Medulloblastoma and Pilocytic Astrocytoma - Daniel J. Brat, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA |
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Surgical and Molecular Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors - Arie Perry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
The topics chosen for the 2012 USCAP- AANP CSM reflect new paradigms of daily practice of surgical neuropathology. Two main topics will be discussed in the meeting. The large demand of intra-operative consultations in surgical neuropathology, in particular in cases of stereotactic biopsies, has increased the need for on-site neuropathologists. Remote telepathology has been introduced in institutions with several surgical sites as an alternative to on-site specialized surgical pathologists.
The first objective of our symposium is to discuss the current experience, pros and cons of virtual diagnostics in surgical pathology. Recent knowledge of molecular genetics of nervous system tumors has generated abundant data on the mechanisms of nervous system tumorigenesis and their potential use for targeted therapy. The second objective of the symposium is to update the surgical pathologist on the relevant and practical aspects of molecular diagnosis of most common nervous system tumors including gliomas, medulloblastomas and peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
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