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Gynecologic Pathology
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:30 PM
Convention Center 302





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Problematic "Endometrial" Biopsies
Moderator: ROBERT J. KURMAN
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Disclosure: In accordance with ACCME guidelines regarding disclosure, the USCAP policy requires that faculty members who have a significant financial or other relationship with a commercial company, entity, or service (which will be discussed in this Symposium) must disclose this to attendees. The Academy also requires that speakers disclose any products that are not labeled for the use under discussion. The speakers listed below have indicated they have nothing to disclose.
Panelists: RICHARD J. ZAINO, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
LORA HEDRICK ELLENSON, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
GLENN MCCLUGGAGE, Royal Hospitals, Belfast, Northern Ireland



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Case 1 - Click here for Text and References

Submitted by: Glenn McCluggage - Royal Hospitals, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Clinical Summary:

A 60 year old woman presented with vaginal bleeding.

An endometrial biopsy was performed.


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Case 2 - Click here for Text and References

Submitted by: Lora Hedrick Ellenson - Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

Clinical Summary:

A 35 year old G0 woman presented with a unilateral cystic ovarian mass. She underwent a left ovarian cystectomy (Figs 1-3).

An endometrial biopsy was subsequently performed (Fig 4).

Immunohistochemical stains on the ovarian tumor (Figs 5-10).


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Mucicarmine

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CK7

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CK20

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ER

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PR

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WT-1




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Submitted by: Richard J. Zaino - Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Clinical History:

A middle aged woman presents with an exophytic mass in the vagina. The mass was biopsied.


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