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January – February 2011 Volume 14 Issue 2

FEBRUARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Sequoia Room, 2nd Floor, Moseley Salvatori Conference Center

637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017

OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM:

1. Understand the clinical rationale and relevance of the histologic classification of testicular tumors.

2. Identify the importance of histologic features of testicular tumors that matter in clinical decision making.

3. Analyze the prognostic parameters in testicular tumors ascertained by pathologic analysis of the orchiectomy specimen.

The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles Society of

Pathologists, Inc. takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA

Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in

the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Inside….

Dear Readers 2 Special Thanks to Our Vendors/Meet the Next Speaker 3 Future Educational Programs/Membership Information/Coroner’s Corner/Local Grand Rounds 4 Regional Educational Opportunities: Kaiser Permanente Symposium 5 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Classifieds 6 Directions to Moseley SCC/LASOP Officers 7

"The Role of the Surgical Pathologist in Evaluation and

Management of Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis"

Mahul B. Amin, MD

Chairman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

The Annual All-Day program at City of Hope

earlier this month was excellent. As usual, we had

a strong turnout and the feedback received so far

has been positive. We want to thank our

Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, for an

exceptional job in organizing this event for the

second year in a row. The All-Day Program

continues to improve under her guidance.

Congratulations, Rossana, on a job well done!

We would also like to thank our guest

speakers, John Goldblum, MD (Cleveland Clinic),

Carrie Inwards, MD (Mayo Clinic) and Leann Seeger,

MD (UCLA) for their engaging presentations.

One of the highlights of the January

program is the presentation of the LASOP Lifetime

Achievement Award. The sole recipient for 2011

was Dr. Samuel French, renowned liver pathologist,

and current Chief of Anatomic Pathology at Harbor-

UCLA Medical Center. The award was presented to

Dr. French by Dr. Najeeb Alshak, Treasurer of the

Society, and fellow liver pathologist. In his brief

acceptance speech, Dr. French thanked his wife,

the Society, and the supporters behind this award,

for which he was honored and humbled to have

been selected. Dr. Jerry Chu, now Past President,

was also presented with an award plaque by our

new President, David Cassarino, in recognition of

his outstanding leadership over the Society.

Next month, on February 8th

, we welcome

Dr. Mahul B. Amin, Chairman of the department at

Cedars-Sinai, for a discussion of germ cell tumors

of the testis. As always, we invite all of you to join

us for what is certain to be a comprehensive,

detailed, and inspiring presentation by an

international expert in genitourinary pathology.

Please mark your calendars and join us on

the 8th

. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Dear Readers ,

-Board of Directors

A l l - D a y P r o g r a m F a s t F a c t s

Top: Dr. Samuel French gave a brief acceptance speech after

receiving the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, presented

by Dr. Najeeb Alshak. Bottom: Dr. French poses with his

wife, Barbara, his Assistant, Adriana Flores, and one of his

senior residents, Fernando Antelo, after the award.

Number in Attendance: 91

Exhibitors: 16

Institutions Represented:

California Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Century City Doctor’s Hospital, Citrus Pathology Medical Group, City of Hope National Med Ctr., Coastal

Communities Hospital, Harbor-UCLA, Hollywood Presbyterian Med Ctr., Huntington Hospital, LAC+USC Medical Center, Lakewood Regional Med Ctr., Lancaster Community Hospital, Little Company of Mary, Loma Linda University Medical

Center, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, MLK-Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center, Northridge Hospital, Quest Diagnostics, St. Jude Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, UCI, UCLA, US

Labs, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Meet the Next Speaker Special Thanks to

Our Exhibitors

Clarient, Inc.

Leica Microsystems

Ventana Medical Systems

Labsco

USC Slide Retrieval Program

Neogenomics Laboratories

APS Medical Billing

Elsevier

PathLogic

PSA, LLC

Olympus American, Inc.

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

CBLPath, Inc.

Arista Laboratories

Cedars-Sinai Pathology Services

Voicebrook, Inc.

Dear Ms. Desrochers,

I wanted to thank you and the Society for

making a change in the layout this year.

Being in the same room with the attendees

made a huge difference for me--both visual

and traffic. I believe this has been the best

meeting I’ve had with the LASOP.

Once again, I thank you, and look forward

to next year’s event!

Gerrick Gonzales Regional Director of Business

Development, APS Medical Billing

“Thank You” from one of our Exhibitors

Mahul B. Amin, MD

Chairman, Department of

Pathology and

Laboratory Medicine,

Cedars-Sinai Medical

Center

Professor of Pathology,

David Geffen School of

Medicine at UCLA

CURRICULUM VITAE HIGHLIGHTS

Specialty

Genitourinary Pathology

Publications

Over 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals

In excess of 25 book chapters

Co-authored six books and the two AFIP fascicles

covering GU pathology

Committee Positions

Chairman, Cancer Committee of the CAP

Prostate Cancer Pathology Committee of the NCI

Commission on Cancer of Urologic Disease of the

American College of Surgeons

Co-chair of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

trial for prostate cancer

Founding member of the American Joint

Committee on Cancer

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship

Surgical Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Residency

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Internship and Medical Education

Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India

Cedars-Sinai: http://www.csmc.edu/15007.html

Harbor-UCLA: http://www.harbor-ucla.org/pathology/ResidentConferences.php

LLU: http://lomalindahealth.org/medical-center/our-services/pathology/

UC Irvine: http://www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/som/pathology/residencyProgram.html

UCLA: http://www.imedseminar.com/

USC: http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/pathology/calendar/index.html

Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner:

Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, MD

Chief of Forensic Medicine:

Christopher B. Rogers, MD

Director:

Anthony T. Hernandez

LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CORONER

1104 N. Mission Road,

Los Angeles, CA 90033

Contact/visit us at: 323.343.0522

http://coroner.co.la.ca.us/htm/Coroner_Home.htm

Future Educational Programs: 2011

Local Grand Rounds Schedule

There are no new members at this time.

Applications submitted in December and January are

reviewed at the February Board meeting, when the

Board reconvenes after the winter hiatus.

Membership Information

March 8

Lawrence Weiss, MD

April 12

Slide Seminar: Kaiser Permanente

May 10

Resident/Fellow Symposium

June 14

Slide Seminar: Loma Linda

September 13

William Travis, MD

October 11

Slide Seminar: USC

November 8

TBD

December 13

George Kypridakis Annual Buffet Dinner & Lecture

Membership applications are available at: http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm

Coroner’s Corner

http://www.csmc.edu/15007.html

http://www.harbor-ucla.org/pathology/ResidentConferences.php

http://lomalindahealth.org/medical-center/our-services/pathology/

http://www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/som/pathology/residencyProgram.html

http://www.imedseminar.com/

http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/pathology/calendar/index.html


http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm

Regional Educational Opportunities

Program Agenda – Saturday, January 29, 2011

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the symposium, the participant should be able to:

Order immunohistochemical stains and other ancillary studies

appropriately for the types of lesions discussed in the

presentations.

Use defined criteria in referring cases that require outside

consultative referral.

Reduce complexity and minimize errors in reporting the staging of

tumors and other reports through familiarity with changes in the

AJCC staging manual, and understanding meeting the needs of the

clinical team receiving the report.

Faculty:

Kirk D. Jones, MD

Professor, Dept. of Pathology

University of California, San

Francisco,

San Francisco, CA

Brigitte M. Ronnett, MD

Professor, Dept. of Pathology

and Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Jack Gordon, MD

PATHOLOGY Symposium

Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel

1717 South Disneyland Drive Anaheim, California 92802

(714)999-0990

REGISTRATION

On-line:

Registrations and payments for all conferences

are now handled at our Internet Web site.

Register online at: kpsymposia.com

After January 19th, registration will be

automatically processed at the additional fee

until Sunday, January 23rd, 2011, at 9:00 pm

PST, when online registration closes.

Cancellation/Refunds:

Note: No refunds will be issued after January

19th.

Meals:

Meals are included for paid registrations only.

Registration Fees: After January 19, 2011

Physician $140

Non-physician $120

Resident/Fellow $25

Note: On-site registration fees are increased,

above the base fee, by $25 .

To join PathXchange, visit www.pathxchange.org and

create an account. Once registered, you will receive an email notifying you that your account is pending approval. After your account has been approved by administration, you will receive a second email with your account details, including your one-time password and a link for immediate access.

After logging in, you will be redirected to another page where you will be asked to change your password.

To join the LASOP section, start at the homepage at www.pathxchange.org and select “Groups.” This will direct you to a page citing a long list of member groups (not in alphabetical order).

Find “LASOP” and select “Join” on the far right under “Join Link.” Good luck. We hope to see you there!

PathXchange

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP for 2011-12

Local Literary Luminaries: A Monthly Feature of Member Authors

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1st Edition: April 1,

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with over 3,000 superior medical images, including gross and microscopic pathology, a wide range of pathology

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Diagnostic Pathology: Genitourinary Published by Amirsys® (Diagnostic Pathology Series)

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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Valley Care / Olive View-UCLA Medical Center offers a fellowship position in Anatomic Pathology. Areas of training include surgical pathology and autopsy. The program offers excellent experience in fine needle aspiration and also opportunities for elective rotations. Requirements: Candidates who have completed the basic requirements of AP board certification and who desire additional in-depth AP training. Stipend: Stipend is commensurate with year of post-graduate training.

Inquiries should be directed to:

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Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065

http://www.pathxchange.org/


Najeeb S. Alshak, MD Secretary/Treasurer Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Pathology Center 1510 Edgemont St. Los Angeles, CA 90027 323-783-5831 (7825 fax)

W. Dean Wallace, MD Vice President Assistant Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 10833 Le Conte Avenue, CHS 13-145 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732 Tel (310) 825-6470 Fax (310) 267-2058

Rossana Desrochers Administrative Officer Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite 8709 Los Angeles, CA 90048 310-746-7212 [email protected]

Sara Acree, MD (PGY-4) Newsletter Coordinator Resident Representative LAC+USC Medical Center 1100 North State Street CTA7E Los Angeles, CA 90033 213-919-7056 (pager) [email protected]

David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD President Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Sunset Medical Center, Pathology Department 4867 Sunset Blvd, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90027 323-783-3595 (7825 fax)

Visit us on the web at: www.LASOP.org

Directions to Mosely Salvatori Conference Center:

(Adjacent to Good Samaritan Hospital)

LASOP Officers and Administrative Staff

All scientific programs will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, with the exception of the January All-Day Program.

The pre-program reception is held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Main Auditorium beginning at 6:30

p.m. Location of reception/program is the first floor of the Moseley Salvatori Conference Center, 637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles,

CA 90017, 213-977-2555. Parking: $3.00 per car.

Parking & Directions

Parking is provided in the Conference Center Parking Structure located directly across from the Center on Lucas Avenue. Parking is not

valet but the lot is patrolled. Present your parking ticket to the LASOP receptionist in the lobby. If the ticket is not validated in this

manner, the parking charge is $6.00 as you leave the structure.

From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) SOUTHBOUND: Take the “Downtown Exit/Wilshire Blvd.” off ramp. Take Wilshire Blvd.

Turn right onto Wilshire. Proceed West to Lucas Avenue. Turn Right. Parking Structure will be on the right.

From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) NORTHBOUND: Take the 3rd Street Exit. Turn Left at Beaudry Avenue. Turn Right at 6th

Street. Turn Left on Lucas. Parking Structure is on the left. OR

Take the 6th Street Exit. Turn Right on Flower Street. Turn Right on Wilshire Blvd. Turn Right on Lucas. Parking structure is on the

right.

http://www.lasop.org/

February – March 2011 Volume 14 Issue 3

MARCH SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, March 8, 2011



ʺThe Differential Diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphomaʺ

Lawrence M. Weiss, M.D.

City of Hope National Medical Center


1. Examine the most recent classification of Hodgkin lymphoma

2. Analyze the immunohistochemical studies most useful in diagnosing Hodgkin lymphoma

3. Learn to differentiate between classical and nodular lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin lymphoma

4. Review the differential diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma

The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Inside…. Dear Readers/Meet the Next Speaker 2 Future Educational Programs/Membership Information/Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Classifieds 4 Regional Educational Opportunities: Cedars-Sinai Annual Conference 5 Resident/Fellow Symposium (Submission Instructions) 6 Announcements 7 Directions to Moseley SCC/LASOP Officers 8

Thanks for joining us last month for an excellent presentation on Testicular Germ Cell Tumors by Dr. Mahul Amin, Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. On behalf of Dr. Amin and Cedars, we want to remind you of the upcoming “What’s New in Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine” conference held annually in the spring. This year’s 2-day conference falls on April 1-2 and features guest speaker Stuart J. Schnitt, MD of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. For more details about this conference, please see the full-page advertisement on page 5. Also approaching us this spring is the annual Resident/Fellow Symposium to be held in May. Submissions are invited from residents and fellows at all of the regional training programs (USC, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, Harbor-UCLA, Loma Linda, and UCI). The format is similar to that of the case presentations at the spring and fall slide seminars. The deadline for submission is March 31st. The selected cases are first presented as unknowns prior to the meeting (online at the LASOP website or PathXchange). At the May 11th meeting, the diagnoses are revealed and the residents will present the background literature on their cases. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top presentations. For more details, please see page 6. For our next academic program, we are pleased to have Dr. Lawrence Weiss of City of Hope return to the LASOP for an update on Hodgkin Lymphoma. Please join us for this engaging and informative presentation. We look forward to seeing you March 8th!

Dear Readers ,

Meet the Next Speaker

Lawrence M. Weiss, MD

Chair, Pathology

Director, Pathology Core

Associate Member, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center

Professor of Pathology

CURRICULUM VITAE HIGHLIGHTS

Specialty

Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology, Immunohistochemistry

Professional Experience

1997 – present: Chairman, Department of Pathology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1989 – 1997: Director, Surgical Pathology,

Department of Pathology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1985 – 1989: Assistant Professor,

Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

1984 – 1985: Acting Instructor in

Pathology (Surgical Pathology), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship

Surgical Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Residency

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Medical Education

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Board of Directors

Future Educational Programs: 2011-2012

The membership has voted the following applicant into the Society as Active Member: Tse-Chang Cheng, MD

o Hematopathologist

o Kaiser Permanente 4867 Sunset Blvd. 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90027 323.783.5831


April 12

Slide Seminar: Kaiser Permanente

May 10


June 14


September 13

William Travis, MD

October 11

Slide Seminar: USC

November 8

TBD

December 13


January 21 Elizabeth Montgomery, MD &

Jonathan Epstein, MD


Coroner’s Corner

The membership has voted the following applicants into the Society as Junior Members: Donny Dumani, MD

o Resident (PGY-2) o Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Hector Lugo, MD


Karimireddy Reddy, MD

o Resident (PGY-5) o City of Hope National Medical Center

Vighnesh Walavalkar, MD

o Resident (PGY-3) o UC Irvine Medical Center

Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner: Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, MD

Chief of Forensic Medicine: Christopher B. Rogers, MD

Director: Anthony T. Hernandez


1104 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Contact/visit us at: 323.343.0522 http://coroner.co.la.ca.us/htm/Coroner_Home.htm

PathXchange


create an account. Once registered, you will receive an email notifying you that your account is pending approval. After your account has been approved by administration, you will receive a second email with your account details, including your one‐time password and a link for immediate access.



Find “LASOP” and select “Join” on the far right under “Join

Link.” Good luck. We hope to see you there!


Hardback 312 pages Over 250 photo

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Program Faculty

GUEST FACULTY

o Stuart J. Schnitt, MD

CONFERENCE CO-DIRECTORS

o Mahul B. Amin, MD

o Ellen B. Klapper, MD

o Alberto M. Marchevsky, MD

PRESENTERS

o Shikha Bose, MD

o Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD

o David P. Frishberg, MD

o Stephen A. Geller, MD

o Jerry W. Hussong, MD, DDS

o Jean R. Lopategui, MD

o Daniel J. Luthringer, MD

o Bharat N. Nathwani, MD

o Rhona Schreck, PhD

o Elvio G. Silva, MD

o Eleftherios Vamvakas, MD, PhD

1:30 pm Personalized Medicine Rhona Schreck, PhD

Friday, April 1st 1:00 pm - Registration

LABORATORY MEDICINE - Session Moderator: Eleftherios Vamvakas, MD, PhD, MPH

1:45 Transfusion-Transmitted Prion Disease and Molecular E. Vamvakas, MD

2:15 Personalized Medicine and Solid Tumors Jean Lopategui, MD

2:45 Break

3:00 Molecular Testing in the Hospital Transfusion Service Ellen Klapper, MD

3:30 Personalized Medicine and Leukemias Jerry Hussong, MD, DDS

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP

1:30 – 3:30 pm Slide Seminar – Breast Pathology Stuart Schnitt, MD

4:00 pm Adjourn

Saturday, April 2nd 7:45 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

Session Moderators: Alberto Marchevsky, MD and Mahul Amin, MD

8:00 Introduction and Overview Mahul Amin, MD

8:10 Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer and Molecular Prognostic Factors

Stuart Schnitt, MD

9:10 Can Pathology Predict Hereditary Breast Cancer?: Unique Histopathologic Features

of BRCA-Related Breast Cancers Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD

9:40 Break

10:10 Diagnostic Menu in Needle Biopsies of Breast: Clinical Significance and

Therapeutic Ramif cation of Diagnostic Categories Shikha Bose, MD i

10:50

Mahul Amin, MD Renal Tumors with Clear and Papillary Cytoplasm: A Clearer Picture Emerges

11:30 Lunch

Session Moderator: David Frishberg, MD

12:30 pm Pseudoneoplastic Lesions of the Bladder Daniel Lutheringer, MD

1:00 Biopsy Diagnosis of Malabsorptive Disorders Hanlin Wang, MD, PhD

1:30 New Developments in GYN Pathology Elvio Silva, MD

2:00 Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms: What’s Important, What’s Practical, and What’s

New David Frishberg, MD

2:30 Hepatic Angiosarcoma: History, Epidemiology, and Pathology Stephen Geller, MD

3:00 Break

3:30 Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer Alberto Marchevsky, MD

4:00 Molecular Pathogenesis of Follicular Lymphomas Bharat Nathwani, MD

4:30 pm Adjourn

Registration Information

REGISTRATION FEES*

Before March 11th : $175

After March 11th : $200

Friday Lab Medicine: $75

Friday Slide Seminar: $50

Saturday Only: $125

Residents/Fellows: Free**

*The registration fee includes CME credit, course materials, meals and complimentary parking.

**For registrations received before 3/11/11 with written proof of residency; otherwise, the fee is $75.

For more information and to register, please visit our website at

https://research3.csmc.edu/eventschedule.html

REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

RESIDENT/FELLOW SYMPOSIUM

To submit a case, please follow the format and instructions outlined below: Create two PowerPoint presentations (PPT) and convert each of them to PDF before submitting them to [email protected] and cc'ing [email protected]. Be sure to include in the body of your email all of your contact information. #1: The first PPT would be a "virtual slide" file that LASOP members would review before the meeting. This PDF presentation should include: * Page 1 - Your name and program affiliation * Page 2 - Pertinent patient history and symptoms * Pages 3+ - Images of the case (Note: Do NOT include the final diagnosis). #2: The second PPT would be a "handout" that would be posted to the LASOP website directly after the meeting. This PDF presentation should include: * Page 1 - Your name and program affiliation * Page 2 - Pertinent patient history and symptoms * Pages 3+ - Images of the case PLUS the final diagnosis, discussion of any differentials and all references. Additional guidelines: ● It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure that the identity of a patient is not apparent from the information contained in a case report.

● Use conventional units of measurement throughout the manuscript, with conversion factors for Systeme International (SI) units expressed once in parentheses after the first mention of the conventional unit. Example: "The blood glucose concentration of 126 mg/dL (to convert to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0555) was used as a criterion for diagnosing diabetes." If several laboratory values are listed, conversion factors may be listed in a paragraph at the end of the Materials and Methods or Report of a Case section. In tables and figures, conversion factors should be presented in the footnote or legend. Hematologic values should only be reported using conventional units. ● Use generic names of drugs, unless the specific trade name of a drug used is directly relevant to the discussion. ● Do not use abbreviations in the title or abstract, and limit their use in the text. ● When using acronyms, make certain the full name is spelled out on first use. ● Give sources (name of company and location) for all special reagents (eg, antibodies, enzymes, probes). ● In listing references, follow AMA style, abbreviating names of journals according to Index Medicus. ● Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.

Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2011.

If selected, you will be contacted by the meeting's organizer by April 15, 2011.



Nora Ostrzega, M.D.

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center 14445 Olive View Drive Sylmar, CA 91342-1495.

Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP OPENING 2011 - 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Attention LAC+USC Medical Center Alumni!!!

nty service! Nan (Shinmoto) Norona is retiring after 40 years of Cou

luncheon will be held to celebrate this special event. A Where? Castaway Restaurant in Burbank, California When? Saturday, April 16, 2011 or any questions, please contact Melinda Pitpit at (323) 409‐7032 or 409‐7148, or by email Fat [email protected]. Invitations will be sent out soon! Stay tuned for more details in the next newsletter…







Directions to Mosely Salvatori Conference Center: (Adjacent to Good Samaritan Hospital)


All scientific programs will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, with the exception of the January All-Day Program. The pre-program reception is held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Main Auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Location of reception/program is the first floor of the Moseley Salvatori Conference Center, 637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017, 213-977-2555. Parking: $3.00 per car. Parking & Directions Parking is provided in the Conference Center Parking Structure located directly across from the Center on Lucas Avenue. Parking is not valet but the lot is patrolled. Present your parking ticket to the LASOP receptionist in the lobby. If the ticket is not validated in this manner, the parking charge is $6.00 as you leave the structure. From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) SOUTHBOUND: Take the “Downtown Exit/Wilshire Blvd.” off ramp. Take Wilshire Blvd. Turn right onto Wilshire. Proceed West to Lucas Avenue. Turn Right. Parking Structure will be on the right. From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) NORTHBOUND: Take the 3rd Street Exit. Turn Left at Beaudry Avenue. Turn Right at 6th Street. Turn Left on Lucas. Parking Structure is on the left. OR Take the 6th Street Exit. Turn Right on Flower Street. Turn Right on Wilshire Blvd. Turn Right on Lucas. Parking structure is on the right.

March – April 2011 Volume 14 Issue 4

APRIL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Sequoia Room, 2nd Floor, Moseley Salvatori Conference Center 637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017

The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Inside…. Dear Readers/Program Objectives 2 Future Educational Programs/Membership Information/Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Classifieds 4 Regional Educational Opportunities: Cedars-Sinai Annual Conference 5 Announcements 6 Directions to Moseley SCC/LASOP Officers 7

Spring Slide Seminar: Kaiser Permanente “Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma”

David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD

“A Pelvic Mass of Unexpected Origin” Roger Chan, MD

“Acute Renal Failure in Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy” Aviv Hever, MD

“Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Autoantibodies” Nafis Shafizadeh, MD

“Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma Mistaken as a Sign of Child Abuse in an Infant”

Scott Young, MD

Thank you for joining us last month for an excellent update on Hodgkin Lymphoma, presented by long-time guest speaker to the Society, Lawrence M. Weiss, MD. We look forward to Dr. Weiss’s return in the future. On behalf of the Department of Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, we want to encourage you to attend the “What’s New in Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine” conference this April 1-2. This year, the annual spring conference features guest speaker Stuart J. Schnitt, MD of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Please note that it’s not too late to register! On-site registration is available on both Friday and Saturday. For more details, please see the full-page advertisement on page 5. Submissions for the upcoming Resident/Fellow Symposium will be reviewed prior to the next Board Meeting, at which time final selections will be made. As previously stated, notifications of acceptances will be made by April 15th. Our next program is the Spring Slide Seminar, presented this year by Kaiser Permanente. These speakers represent several hospitals, including Sunset, West Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, and Downey, and include several local graduates. The last Kaiser Seminar in 2009 received excellent feedback from our membership, and we anticipate a similar outcome on this occasion. Join us on Aril 12th for this diverse discussion of surgical pathology. We look forward to seeing you in the audience!

Dear Readers,

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

“Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma” DAVID S. CASSARINO, MD, PhD To educate general pathologists of this entity, and

to offer them an updated approach to diagnosing and classifying these tumors.

To analyze immunohistochemical stains useful for distinguishing them from metastatic mucinous carcinomas to the skin.

“A Pelvic Mass of Unexpected Origin” ROGER CHAN, MD To develop a differential diagnosis of broad

ligament tumors. To recognize this rare entity. To discover recent advances in treatment options. “Acute Renal Failure in a Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy” AVIV HEVER, MD To develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis

of a medical renal biopsy. To analyze the differential diagnosis of acute

renal failure in a patient with a monoclonal Gammopathy.

Provide diagnostic criteria to accurately diagnose Acquired Light Chain Related Fanconi Syndrome.

“Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Autoantibodies” NAFIS SHAFIZADEH, MD To differentiate the pathologic features of

steatohepatitis and autoimmune hepatitis. To understand the clinical implications of ANA

and ASMA when evaluating a case of steatohepatitis.

“Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma Mistaken as a Sign of Child Abuse in an Infant” SCOTT YOUNG, MD To point out the clinical and histopathologic

features of this interesting pediatric vascular neoplasm.

To examine the current nomenclature for selected vascular neoplasms.

To appreciate the central role the pathologist plays in directing the care of patients.

~Board of Directors









The membership has voted the following applicant into the Society as Active Member: David S. Park, MD, PhD

o Surgical Pathologist

o Pathology, Inc. 19951 Mariner Ave. #150 Torrance, CA 90503 310.769.0561


April 12 Slide Seminar: Kaiser Permanente

May 10


June 14 Slide Seminar: Loma Linda

September 13

William Travis, MD

October 11 Slide Seminar: USC

November 8

TBD

December 13 George Kypridakis Annual Buffet

Dinner & Lecture




Coroner’s Corner

The membership has voted the following applicant into the Society as Junior Member: Michelle Afkhami, MD

o Resident (PGY-3) o LAC+USC Medical Center

Membership applications are received on a continual basis and are reviewed at the next monthly Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, at 310-746-7212 or [email protected].

To join PathXchange, visit www.pathxchange.org and create an account. Once registered, you will receive an email notifying you that your account is pending approval. After your account has been approved by administration, you will receive a second email with your account details, including your one-time password and a link for immediate access.




PathXchange


Hardcover 1130 pages Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins

1st Edition: March 1, 2011

Product Description: Designed as an easy-to-use and comprehensive reference for the practicing pathologist, Diagnostic Pathology: Head and Neck is the highly anticipated title in the Diagnostic Pathology series offered by Amirsys. This book is a multiauthored, comprehensive overview of the pathology of head and neck essentials, including the thyroid and parathyroid glands. The Amirsys-pioneered bulleted text is easy to follow with detailed information per disease entity. As with our other Diagnostic Pathology titles, chapters include definitions, terminology, etiologies and pathogenesis, demographics, clinical presentations, therapy, prognoses, radiologic imaging, pathology, and differential diagnoses. The pathologic features are extensively detailed with descriptions of the macroscopic features, microscopic findings, cytopathology (as indicated), and as needed, ancillary studies. The latter include histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics and ultrastructural findings. Each entity is enhanced by superior medical images, including gross and microscopic pathology, a wide range of pathology stains, and detailed medical illustrations. In addition, you’ll find cancer staging and specimen examination protocols—one of the most useful hallmarks of the series—plus detailed immunohistochemistry panels. This state-of-the-art volume will guide the reader through the intricacies of head and neck pathology to provide the information required in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of head and neck pathology.

Diagnostic Pathology: Head and Neck Published by Amirsys® (Diagnostic Pathology Series) by Lester D. R. Thompson, M.D. ▫ Woodland Hills Medical Center








Friday, April 1st 1:00 pm - Registration

LABORATORY MEDICINE - Session Moderator: Eleftherios Vamvakas, MD, PhD, MPH

1:30 pm Personalized Medicine Rhona Schreck, PhD

1:45 Transfusion-Transmitted Prion Disease and Molecular E. Vamvakas, MD

2:15 Personalized Medicine and Solid Tumors Jean Lopategui, MD

2:45 Break

3:00 Molecular Testing in the Hospital Transfusion Service Ellen Klapper, MD

3:30 Personalized Medicine and Leukemias Jerry Hussong, MD, DDS

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP

1:30 – 3:30 pm Slide Seminar – Breast Pathology Stuart Schnitt, MD

4:00 pm Adjourn

Saturday, April 2nd 7:45 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

Session Moderators: Alberto Marchevsky, MD and Mahul Amin, MD

8:00 Introduction and Overview Mahul Amin, MD

8:10 Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer and Molecular Prognostic Factors

Stuart Schnitt, MD

9:10 Can Pathology Predict Hereditary Breast Cancer?: Unique Histopathologic Features

of BRCA-Related Breast Cancers Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD

9:40 Break

10:10 Diagnostic Menu in Needle Biopsies of Breast: Clinical Significance and

Therapeutic Ramification of Diagnostic Categories Shikha Bose, MD

10:50 Renal Tumors with Clear and Papillary Cytoplasm: A Clearer Picture Emerges Mahul Amin, MD 11:30 Lunch

Session Moderator: David Frishberg, MD

12:30 pm Pseudoneoplastic Lesions of the Bladder Daniel Lutheringer, MD

1:00 Biopsy Diagnosis of Malabsorptive Disorders Hanlin Wang, MD, PhD

1:30 New Developments in GYN Pathology Elvio Silva, MD

2:00 Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms: What’s Important, What’s Practical, and What’s

New David Frishberg, MD

2:30 Hepatic Angiosarcoma: History, Epidemiology, and Pathology Stephen Geller, MD

3:00 Break

3:30 Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer Alberto Marchevsky, MD

4:00 Molecular Pathogenesis of Follicular Lymphomas Bharat Nathwani, MD

4:30 pm Adjourn

Program Faculty

GUEST FACULTY o Stuart J. Schnitt, MD CONFERENCE CO-DIRECTORS o Mahul B. Amin, MD

o Ellen B. Klapper, MD

o Alberto M. Marchevsky, MD

PRESENTERS o Shikha Bose, MD

o Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD

o David P. Frishberg, MD

o Stephen A. Geller, MD

o Jerry W. Hussong, MD, DDS

o Jean R. Lopategui, MD

o Daniel J. Luthringer, MD

o Bharat N. Nathwani, MD

o Rhona Schreck, PhD

o Elvio G. Silva, MD

o Eleftherios Vamvakas, MD, PhD

Registration Information

REGISTRATION FEES*

Full Conference: $200 Friday Lab Medicine: $75 Friday Slide Seminar: $50 Saturday Only: $125 Residents/Fellows: Free**

*The registration fee includes CME credit, course materials, meals and complimentary parking. **For registrations received before 3/11/11 with written proof of residency; otherwise, the fee is $75.

For more information and to register, please visit our website at

https://research3.csmc.edu/eventschedule.html

REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP OPENING 2011 - 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Attention LAC+USC Medical Center Alumni!!!

Nan (Shinmoto) Norona is retiring after 40 years of County service! A luncheon will be held to celebrate this special event. Where? Castaway Restaurant (Burbank) When? Saturday, April 16, 2011

For any questions, please contact Melinda Pitpit at:

(323) 409-7032 or 409-7148, or [email protected].

Outstanding Professional Opportunity in Southern California Board certified/eligible pathologist is needed at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, a financially stable and growing provider in a beautiful, vibrant community near Los Angeles. This pathology practice is affiliated with Consultants for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (CPLM), the prestigious pathology service provider for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The ideal candidate will be board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, enjoy interaction with the medical staff and community, provide high quality service, and engender confidence. Experience or fellowship training in Cytopathology (including performance of fine needle aspirations) and an active California license is a strong plus.

Reply in confidence to:

Mahul B. Amin, MD [email protected]



Nora Ostrzega, M.D. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

14445 Olive View Drive Sylmar, CA 91342-1495.

Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065

April – May 2011 Volume 14 Issue 5

MAY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, May 10, 2011



Inside…. Dear Readers 2 Future Educational Programs/Membership Information/Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Local Grand Rounds Schedule 4 Announcements/ Directions to Moseley SCC 5 LASOP Officers 6

Annual Resident/Fellow Symposium Sara Acree, MD

LAC+USC Medical Center

Michelle Afkhami, MD LAC+USC Medical Center

Fernando Antelo, MD Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Jennifer Cotter Keck School of Medicine

Lisa Stoll, MD UCLA Medical Center

Program Objectives/Identified Need: To provide program participants with challenging and interesting cases of use in everyday pathology practice. Identified by membership as valuable for its provision of information in the field of Pathology.

Thank you for joining us last month for the Spring Slide Seminar presented by Kaiser Permanente. As usual, this seminar is one of our most popular academic programs of the year and we were delighted to see great attendance from the community. We continue next month with another slide seminar, the Annual Resident & Fellow Symposium, to be held on May 10th. Please join us this time in support of our junior members. At this time, we would like to remind our members about annual dues. For those who have not yet paid, we kindly ask that you please do so at your earliest convenience. These dues enable us to invite expert speakers from all over the country and are necessary to support our academic programs, including the December Buffet Dinner and January All-Day Program. Moreover, we would like to make a special appeal to our members that they consider making an additional gift to the Society as Patron ($100), Supporting ($50), or Sustaining ($25) voluntary supporters. We are especially grateful for these generous gifts that greatly benefit the academic mission of our Society. In addition, donations may be made to the LASOP Educational Fund for any amount of your choice. Dues payments and/or gifts may be made via the LASOP website at the following: http://www.lasop.org/pgs/payments.htm. We look forward to seeing you at our next monthly meeting!

Dear Readers,

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Annual membership fees are due February 1st of each year. If you have not yet paid for 2011, we kindly ask that you submit payment at your earliest convenience. You can pay your dues by credit card on our website at www.lasop.org/pgs/payments.htm or you can pay via check payable to LASOP, Inc. and mailed to:

Attn: Rossana Desrochers c/o Department of Pathology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite 8709

Los Angeles, CA 91364 ~Board of Directors

At the CAP Futurescape Conference in Rosemont, Ill., April 15-17, Dr. Wayne Grody of UCLA gave an excellent presentation entitled “Impact of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing and Whole-Genome Analysis on Pathology Practice.” This session was one of the top presentations of the Molecular Pathology & Personalized Healthcare session.











September 13

William Travis, MD


November 8 Mai Gu, MD

December 13




Coroner’s Corner

There are no new Active or Junior

membership applications at this time.

Membership applications are received on a

continual basis and are reviewed at the next

monthly Board Meeting.

For more information, please contact the

Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers,

via the following:

310-746-7212

[email protected]

Membership applications are available at:






PathXchange


Hardcover 1075 pages Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins

1st Edition: March 1, 2011

Product Description: Designed as an easy-to-use and comprehensive reference for the practicing pathologist, Diagnostic Pathology: Head and Neck is the highly anticipated title in the Diagnostic Pathology series offered by Amirsys. This book is a multiauthored, comprehensive overview of the pathology of head and neck essentials, including the thyroid and parathyroid glands. The Amirsys-pioneered bulleted text is easy to follow with detailed information per disease entity. As with our other Diagnostic Pathology titles, chapters include definitions, terminology, etiologies and pathogenesis, demographics, clinical presentations, therapy, prognoses, radiologic imaging, pathology, and differential diagnoses. The pathologic features are extensively detailed with descriptions of the macroscopic features, microscopic findings, cytopathology (as indicated), and as needed, ancillary studies. The latter include histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics and ultrastructural findings. Each entity is enhanced by superior medical images, including gross and microscopic pathology, a wide range of pathology stains, and detailed medical illustrations. In addition, you’ll find cancer staging and specimen examination protocols—one of the most useful hallmarks of the series—plus detailed immunohistochemistry panels. This state-of-the-art volume will guide the reader through the intricacies of head and neck pathology to provide the information required in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of head and neck pathology.

Diagnostic Pathology: Head and Neck Published by Amirsys® (Diagnostic Pathology Series)

Contributing Author: David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD ▫ SCPMG/Kaiser Sunset Lead Author/Editor: Lester D.R. Thompson, MD ▫ Woodland Hills Medical Center










ANNOUNCEMENTS






Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065

May – June 2011 Volume 14 Issue 6

JUNE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, June 14, 2011



Inside…. Dear Readers/Program Objectives/”Attention Graduating Fellows” 2 Future Educational Programs/Membership Information/Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Local Grand Rounds Schedule 4 Announcements/ Directions to Moseley SCC 5 LASOP Officers 6

Summer Slide Seminar: Loma Linda University

“A Clear Case” Brandon Ellsworth, MD

“Holy Iodine, Batman: A

Most Unusual Thyroid Tumor” Kate Grogan, MD

“The Great Mimicker”

Justin Kerstetter, MD

“An Unusual Spindle Cell Tumor of the Breast” Cassie Lee Booth, MD

“Coughs Are Not Always Colds”

Brian Hutchins, MD

“Cave Diving: Unforeseen Conse-quences of Recurrent Exploration of the Cavum Trigeminale” Christopher Ake, MD

Last month’s academic program was a delightful potpourri of interesting cases spanning the breadth of anatomic and clinical pathology. We thank all the residents and fellows who participated in our annual symposium and congratulate them for their outstanding effort.

Our next program is also a slide seminar, presented this year by Loma Linda University. This will also be the last program prior to the summer hiatus. In the fall, we resume with an excellent update on adenocarcinoma of the lung presented by William Travis, MD of Sloan-Kettering.

In the interim, have a wonderful summer break!

~ Board of Directors

Dear Readers, PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

“An Unusual Spindle Cell Tumor of the Breast” CASSIE LEE BOOTH, MD Analyze the differential diagnosis of spindle cell

lesions of the breast Be able to modify the diagnosis in the context of

the patient's clinical history and the radiologic findings

Create the appropriate the diagnosis by incorporating histologic findings and immunohistochemical stains

“Coughs Are Not Always Colds” BRIAN HUTCHINS, MD Examine and be able to diagnose an unusual

tumor in the lung Investigate the microscopic characteristics and

differential diagnosis of this interesting and unusual lesion

“Cave Diving: Unforeseen Consequences of Recurrent Exploration of the Cavum Trigeminale” CHRISTOPHER AKE, MD Examine the rare entity of metastatic

meningioma Review interesting case presentation

“A Clear Case” BRANDON ELLSWORTH, MD Review a rare soft tissue tumor Investigate the microscopic characteristics and

differential diagnosis of this interesting and unusual lesion

“Holy Iodine, Batman: A Most Unusual Thyroid Tumor” KATE GROGRAN, MD Examine an extremely rare thyroid tumor Investigate the approach to diagnosis, work up

and prognosis

“The Great Mimicker” JUSTIN KERSTETTER, MD Create a differential diagnosis for vascular

neoplasms Apply immunohistochemical stains and

distinguish patterns in evaluating vascular lesions

Dear Colleagues, The LASOP is proud of the graduates from our local residency/fellowship programs and extend you much-deserved congratulations for completing your training. For those of you venturing out into the workforce for the first time, we wish you the very best as you apply your hard-earned knowledge and skills; we feel confident that you will succeed in your new professional endeavors. For those of you leaving Los Angeles, we bid you farewell as you explore new frontiers; yet, do not forget that we remain a community of mentors and hope that we may remain in touch. To those remaining in Los Angeles, we want to encourage you to continue joining us for our monthly academic programs. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you to update your membership status with the Society. Applications for Active (Full) Status (i.e., non-resident or fellow) are available through the LASOP website at the following Web address: http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm The Society is able to provide excellent academic programs because of the financial support of our membership. Please consider joining and helping to continue this tradition, to the benefit of yourselves, your new peers and the junior colleagues that follow you. Best wishes, Officers and Members of the Board

Attention Graduating Fellows!










September 13 William Travis, MD

October 11

Slide Seminar: USC


December 13

George Kypridakis Annual Buffet Dinner & Lecture: Gary Procop, MD



February 14 Ibrahim Ramzy, MD

March 13

Lester Thompson, MD

April 10 Slide Seminar: Cedars-Sinai


Coroner’s Corner

The membership has voted the following applicants into the Society as Junior Members: Fernando Antelo, MD


Elena Chang, MD


William Wu, MD

o Resident (PGY-3) o UC Irvine Medical Center

Membership applications are received on a continual basis and are reviewed at the next monthly Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, at 310-746-7212 or [email protected].





PathXchange


Hardcover 700 pages Lippincott Williams

& Wilkins 1st Edition:

September 24, 2010

Designed as an easy-to-use and comprehensive reference for practicing pathologists, Diagnostic Pathology™: Soft Tissue Tumors is a highly anticipated volume in the Diagnostic Pathology™ series offered by Amirsys®. As readers have come to expect from Amirsys® reference tools, Diagnostic Pathology™: Soft Tissue Tumors is filled with over 2,500 superior medical images, including gross pathology, a wide range of pathology stains, and detailed medical illustrations. You'll also find essential information on staging and grading of soft tissue tumors, one of the most useful hallmarks of the series. More than 150 diagnoses are described in concise yet detailed bulleted text. This handsome volume is a veritable one-stop shop for the pathology of soft tissue tumors and their diagnosis.

Diagnostic Pathology: Soft Tissue Tumors Published by Amirsys® (Diagnostic Pathology Series) Lead Author/Editor: Cyril Fisher, MD ▫ Royal Marsden Hospital, London

Contributing Author: David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD ▫ SCPMG/Kaiser Sunset










ANNOUNCEMENTS






Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065

August – September 2011 Volume 14 Issue 7

SEPTEMBER SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, September 13, 2011



The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical

Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles Society of





Inside…. Dear Readers/Meet the Speaker/ASCP Annual Meeting 2 Profiles in Pathology: Arno A. Roscher, M.D. 3 Membership Information/ Future Educational Programs /Coroner’s Corner 4 PathXchange/Literary Luminaries/Local Grand Rounds Schedule 5 Announcements/ Directions to Moseley SCC 6 LASOP Officers 7

“Implications of the New IASLC/ATS/ERS Lung

Adenocarcinoma Classification”

William D. Travis, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


1) To demonstrate the importance of distinguishing adenocarcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma in small biopsies and cytology.

2) To show how to manage small amounts of tissue not only for diagnosis but also for molecular testing.

3) To examine the many changes in terminology and diagnostic criteria for classification of resected lung adenocarcinomas

including adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma and invasive adenocarcinoma by the predominant subtype.

Join us next week as we resume our monthly

academic programs for the 2011 year. We begin the fall

season with a timely discussion of pulmonary pathology

presented by Dr. William Travis of Memorial Sloan-

Kettering Cancer Center. Specifically, his presentation will

focus on an update on the classification of adenocarcinoma –

an excellent and critical session not to be missed!

As a friendly reminder, if you have not renewed

your annual membership at this time, please consider doing

so at your earliest convenience. Late payments are always

accepted (Please note that CME credit for any given year is

only granted after membership has been established for that

year). We also want to remind you to mark your calendar for

the Annual Buffet Dinner and Lecture on December 13th.

This is provided at no charge and we invite all members and

potential members to consider joining us in fellowship.

We look forward to seeing you next week!


Dear Reader s,

Meet the Speaker

Physician Biography:

William D. Travis, M.D.

William Travis is an attending thoracic pathologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with a special interest in thoracic neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung disorders.

Among his most significant contributions, Dr. Travis has worked on classification of thoracic disorders and served as Chair of the 1999 WHO Classification of Lung and Pleural Tumors and served as lead editor of the 2004 WHO Classification: Pathology and Genetics of Tumors of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart.

He is also co-chair of the 2002 American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias; co-chair of the ATS Workshop on Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia; and co-chair of the Pathology/Radiology Panel of the 2004 ASCO/IASLC Adenocarcinoma/Bronchiolo-alveolar Carcinoma Workshop.

Education MD, University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville)

Residencies New England Deaconess Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Mayo Clinic

Fellowships Mayo Clinic

Department & Service Surgical Pathology Diagnostic Services, Thoracic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New! All-inclusive Global Fee

This year, for the first time, Annual Meeting guests attendees will have the opportunity to attend any and all Annual Meeting events—including Educational Courses and Symposia, Grand Opening General Session, Keynotes, Opening Reception, Plenary Sessions, Thursday Luncheon, Career Fair, and Exhibit Hall events —all for one all-inclusive global fee.

In the past, attendees needed to sign up for individual Educational Sessions at the time of registration. This year, you're invited to attend any session you choose while at the Annual Meeting.

Profiles in Pathology

Arno A. Roscher, M.D.

College: Rupprecht-Oberrealschule-Gymnasium, Munich, Germany – 1948 Medical School: Ludwig-Maxilian University, Munich, 1949 – 1954 (Magna Cum Laude) Residencies: Anatomic Pathology, Duval Medical Center (1956-57), and St. Vincent’s Hospital (1957-58), Jacksonville, Florida; and Clinical Pathology, Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, (1958-60) Richmond, VA Fellowship: Teaching Fellow, Clinical Pathology, Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia (1958-60), Richmond, VA

Dr. Arno Roscher always likes to acknowledge that he was born in Albert Einstein’s birthplace, Ulm Germany and the home of the Ulmer Munster, the world’s largest Gothic Cathedral, towering 483 feet. It was erected in the mid-14th century, and is considered a cultural, scientific and architectural wonder.

Dr. Roscher’s vocation began in surgery and culminated in surgical and clinical pathology. His medical career has spanned more than 50 years and he is extensively recognized as an innovative author and presenter of scientific papers covering topics in radiation pathology, surgical oncology, cardiac revascularization pathology associated with aorto-coronary bypass procedures, laser pathology and hematological subjects like idiopathic thrombocytopenic pupura, i.e. Moscovich Syndrome, described by the Doctor bearing its name in 1924.

In addition to a multitude of scientific papers and presentations, Dr. Roscher co-authored with Dr. Eugene Jussek a seminal paper "Critical Review of Contemporary Cellular Therapy” (Cell Therapy) which first appeared in the prestigious American Journal of Gerontology in 1970. This highly influential paper described for the first time in an American medical journal the birth of cell therapy in Europe in the 1930’s and outlined the use of ‘embryonal cells’ for therapeutic transplantation in many different animal models as well as patients with very diverse diseases. The relatively recent discovery of human embryonic stem cells in 1998 has refocused attention to this paper because it allows re-interpretation of the earlier research: Human embryonic stem cells are the only cell type that can give rise to all types of fetal and adult stem cells. It is now clear that the 'embryonal cells' described in Dr. Jusseks and Dr. Roschers review are in fact a mixture of fetal and early adult stem cells that have the capacity to integrate into many different types of injured tissues and organs.

Throughout his career, Dr. Roscher held several leadership roles, serving as Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at two distinguished Los Angeles area hospitals: Granada Hills Community Hospital and the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. In addition, he was a California state licensee in nuclear medicine and served as co-director in the department of nuclear medicine at Granada Hills Community Hospital in the mid 1970’s.

Also during this time, Dr. Roscher was a Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner.

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Since 1969, Dr. Roscher has produced 33 annual medical/surgical symposia at Granada Hills Community Hospital, which was co-sponsored by the California State University, Northridge (CSUN), the University of California, Irvine (UCI), the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). During his active practice, he also served as a Laboratory Inspector for the College of American Pathology, servicing hospitals throughout the United States. Respected and admired by his peers, the U.S. section of the International College of Surgeons in 1999 awarded Dr. Roscher the title of Emeritus Fellow in Cancun, Mexico at its National Meeting. In 2004, it awarded him its most prestigious honor—Honorary Fellowship. He received a “gold medal” at a cap and gown ceremony during the annual meeting of the US, Canadian, Mexican and Central American Sections of the International College of Surgeons, held on a lecture cruise to Alaska. Since 1968, Dr. Roscher has served the International College of Surgeons, whose membership hails from 110 countries around the world, in the following positions: Secretary, President, and Five-year Regent of the California section; elected “Outstanding Regent” of the California section in 1982 at the National meeting of the US section of the ICS in Atlantic City; elected World Governor from 1990 to 2006), and International Vice President for the parent body of the College (2006-2008). Dr. Roscher currently is the associate editor for the Journal of the International College of Surgeons; and Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Since 1971, he has served on the clinical faculty at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) in the positions of Assistant, Associate and Clinical Professor. He is also Emeritus Pathologist of the College of American Pathology; and the Los Angeles Society of Pathology. In addition, Dr. Roscher is an Honorary Staff Member with Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and Valley Presbyterian Hospital, in the Los Angeles County area. At present, Dr. Roscher is involved in the production of an exhibit, bearing his name, featuring genetics in surgery and medicine at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago.

http://aaroscher.com/Contemp%20Celltherapy.pdf













Coroner’s Corner

There are no new membership applications at this time. Membership applications are received on a continual basis and are reviewed at the next monthly Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, at 310-746-7212 or [email protected], or visit http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm



December 13


January 21

Elizabeth Montgomery, MD & Jonathan Epstein, MD

February 14 Ibrahim Ramzy, MD

March 13

Lester Thompson, MD

April 10 Slide Seminar: Cedars-Sinai

May 8

Annual Resident & Fellow Symposium



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PathXchange

Literary Luminaries: A Monthly Feature of Member & Visiting Authors

Paperback

344 pages

WHO

1st Edition:

September 2004

This book is an authoritative, concise reference on the histological and genetic

typing of tumors of the lung, pleura, thymus and heart. Prepared by 200 authors

from 25 countries, it contains more than 670 color photographs, numerous MRIs,

ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and approximately 2200 references.

Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are

described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized

neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex

distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and

predictive factors.

Pathology and Genetics of Tumors of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart

Author: The International Agency for Research on Cancer

Co-Editor: William D. Travis, MD ▫ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


















All scientific programs will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, with the exception of the January All-Day Program. The pre-program reception is held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Main Auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Location of reception/program is the first floor of the Moseley Salvatori Conference Center, 637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017, 213-977-2555. Parking: $3.00 per car.

Parking & Directions Parking is provided in the Conference Center Parking Structure located directly across from the Center on Lucas Avenue. Parking is not valet but the lot is patrolled. Present your parking ticket to the LASOP receptionist in the lobby. If the ticket is not validated in this manner, the parking charge is $6.00 as you leave the structure. From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) SOUTHBOUND: Take the “Downtown Exit/Wilshire Blvd.” off ramp. Take Wilshire Blvd. Turn right onto Wilshire. Proceed West to Lucas Avenue. Turn Right. Parking Structure will be on the right.

From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) NORTHBOUND: Take the 3rd Street Exit. Turn Left at Beaudry Avenue. Turn Right at 6th Street. Turn Left on Lucas. Parking Structure is on the left. OR Take the 6th Street Exit. Turn Right on Flower Street. Turn Right on Wilshire Blvd. Turn Right on Lucas. Parking structure is on the right.

ANNOUNCEMENTS


The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Valley Care / Olive View-UCLA Medical Center offers

a fellowship position in Anatomic Pathology. Areas of training include surgical pathology and autopsy. The

program offers excellent experience in fine needle aspiration and also opportunities for elective rotations.

Requirements: Candidates who have completed the basic requirements of AP board certification and who desire

additional in-depth AP training.

Stipend: Stipend is commensurate with year of post-graduate training.


Nora Ostrzega, M.D.

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

14445 Olive View Drive

Sylmar, CA 91342-1495.

Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065


W. Dean Wallace, MD Vice President Associate Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 10833 Le Conte Avenue, CHS 13-145 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732 Tel (310) 825-6470 Fax (310) 267-2058


Sara Acree, MD (PGY-5) Newsletter Coordinator Resident/Fellow Representative LAC+USC Medical Center 1100 North State Street CTA7E Los Angeles, CA 90033 213-919-7056 (pager) [email protected]







September – October 2011 Volume 14 Issue 8

OCTOBER SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, October 11, 2011



The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists, Inc. is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical

Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles Society of





Inside…. Dear Readers/ASCP Annual Meeting/Program Objectives 2 Membership Information/ Future Educational Programs /Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries 4 Classifieds 5-6 Announcements/Local Grand Rounds 7 Directions to Moseley SCC /LASOP Officers 8

Kristopher Kersch, MD ▫ Thyroid Pathology

Daman Samrao, MD ▫ Dermatopathology

Sara Acree, MD ▫ Pulmonary Pathology

Grace Kim, MD ▫ Gynecologic Pathology

Neil Rawlinson, MD ▫ Peritoneal Pathology

Fall Slide Seminar: LAC+USC/University of Southern California ****************************************************

Thank you for joining us last month for the update

on adenocarcinoma of the lung presented by William Travis,

MD. We invite you to join us again next week for the Fall

Slide Seminar, presented this year by the University of

Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center.

The new year is just around the corner. This is an

exciting time for us as we approach the two most popular

programs of our academic calendar: the Annual Buffet

Dinner & Lecture and the Annual All-Day Seminar. As a

reminder, the Buffet Dinner & Lecture will be held on

December 13th and we will be welcoming Dr. Gary Procop

of the Cleveland Clinic. The dinner is provided at no charge,

we only ask that you RSVP at your earliest convenience to

ensure enough food for all guests. We encourage all

members and guests to join us in this end-of-the-year

fellowship.

In January, we will have the All-Day Seminar on

Saturday the 21st covering a potpourri of topics in both

gastrointestinal and genitourinary pathology presented by

Drs. Elizabeth Montgomery and Jonathan Epstein,

respectively, of Johns Hopkins University.

We look forward to seeing you next week!


Dear Reader s,

Program Objectives

New! All-inclusive Global Fee

This year, for the first time, Annual Meeting guests attendees will have the opportunity to attend any and all Annual Meeting events—including Educational Courses and Symposia, Grand Opening General Session, Keynotes, Opening Reception, Plenary Sessions, Thursday Luncheon, Career Fair, and Exhibit Hall events —all for one all-inclusive global fee.

In the past, attendees needed to sign up for individual Educational Sessions at the time of registration. This year, you're invited to attend any session you choose while at the Annual Meeting.

“A Thyroid Mass”

KRISTOPHER KERSCH, MD

Develop a differential diagnosis in

histologically unusual thyroid lesions

Become familiar with immunohistochemical

patterns in thyroid tumors

Consider imaging findings when arriving at a

diagnosis

“An Asymptomatic Scrotal Lesion”

DAMAN SAMRAO, MD

Clinical presentation of extra-mammary

Paget's disease (EMPD) of the scrotum

Histologic and immunohistochemical

characteristics of scrotal EMPD

Etiology of scrotal EMPD

Differential diagnosis of scrotal EMPD

Treatment and prognosis of scrotal EMPD

“Multiple Lung Lesions in a Patient with

Respiratory Distress”

SARA ACREE, MD

To recognize the histologic, ultrastructural,

and immunohistochemical features of DPM

To distinguish DPM from IPM

To consider DPM in the differential

diagnosis of patients presenting with

impaired pulmonary function

“Surface Epithelial Ovarian Tumors”

GRACE KIM, MD

Distinguish histologically the differential of

surface epithelial ovarian tumors

Become familiar with use of IHC in the

differential of surface epithelial ovarian tumors

Appreciate the type of surface epithelial

ovarian tumor and its impact on clinical

management

“30-year-old Male Presenting with a Scrotal

Mass”

NEIL RAWLINSON, MD, MS

To become familiar with the approach to the

work-up and differential diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis

To utilize IHC in the differentiation of

mesothelial vs epithelial malignancies.









Future Educational Programs:

2011-2012


Coroner’s Corner

Membership applications are received on a continual basis and are reviewed at the next monthly Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, at 310-746-7212 or via email at [email protected]. Please visit our website at: http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm

The membership has voted the following applicants into the Society as Junior Members:

Stacey Kim, MD

o Cedars-Sinai Medical Center o Surgical Pathology Fellow, PGY-5

Be Huynh, MD

o UC Irvine o AP/CP Resident, PGY-3


December 13


January 21


February 14

Ibrahim Ramzy, MD

March 13 Lester Thompson, MD

April 10

Slide Seminar: Cedars-Sinai

May 8 Annual Resident & Fellow Symposium

June 12





To join PathXchange, visit www.pathxchange.org and create an account. Once registered, you will receive an

email notifying you that your account is pending approval. After your account has been approved by administration, you will receive a second email with your account details, including your one-time password and a link for immediate

access.




PathXchange


“Many laboratory medicine texts cover aspects of laboratory administration, but this is the most comprehensive in coverage and practical in approach I have seen,” said Luke Perkocha, MD, MBA, FCAP, Associate Director of Surgical Pathology, University of California, San Francisco. “Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on the importance of pathologist leadership in diverse practice settings ranging from the small anatomic pathology group practice to the large clinical laboratory.” The Program Directors Section of the Association of Pathology Chairs and the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists proposed model curricula and suggested competencies in laboratory management. Laboratory Administration for Pathologists encompasses the proposed curricula and addresses all aspects of laboratory management, emphasizing the specific role and responsibility of the pathologist in directing the laboratory. “The book includes in-depth information about clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory administration,” said Elizabeth Wagar, MD, FCAP, the publication’s co-editor, and Professor and Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. “Our team wrote and edited it to provide pathologists with management and leadership fundamentals.” Some of the topics covered include: • Management principles • Competencies and interfaces of the involved pathologist • Equipment, supplies, and laboratory information systems • Quality management in laboratory medicine and anatomic pathology • Laboratory laws and regulations and legal affairs for pathologists. Dr. Wagar co-edited the book with Richard Horowitz, MD, FCAP, Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and Gene Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP, Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. “It will serve as an excellent quick reference tool for a multitude of administration topics and as a refresher for management for maintenance of certification,” Dr. Horowitz said. “The book especially targets pathologists in training and young pathologists starting their careers,” Dr. Siegal added. “Residents will find it invaluable for board preparation and in rotations related to management training.” For more information and to order a copy of Laboratory Administration for Pathologists, visit www.cap.org/cappress or call 800-323-4040, option 1.

Laboratory Administration for Pathologists

Publisher: College of American Pathologists

Co-Editor: Richard Horowitz, MD ▫ Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles



Classifieds

The Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai is a 952 bed quaternary

medical care facility and is the largest

not-for-profit provider of health care

on the West Coast serving more than 9 million people in Los Angeles County.

The Medical Center operates a Level 1

Trauma Center, a multi-organ

transplant, and the Samuel Oschin

Comprehensive Cancer Institute.

The Medical Center complex is

located at the junction of Los Angeles

and Beverly Hills.

The Department of Pathology

& Laboratory Medicine

The Residency Program has 20

residents in an ACGME-accredited

four-year combined Anatomic and

Clinical Pathology program.

Anatomic Pathology fellowships:

Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Renal,

and Surgical Pathology

Clinical Pathology fellowships:

Hematopathology, Molecular

Genetics, and Transfusion Medicine

Transfusion Medicine Pathologist The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) is seeking a Board Certified Clinical Pathologist with subspecialty expertise in Transfusion Medicine to join its team of 49 pathologists and PhD scientists, including two senior Transfusion Medicine specialists. Consultants for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (CPLM) is an independent contracted pathology group providing exclusive professional services to CSMC. The successful candidate will have training and experience in all aspects of transfusion medicine including blood donor services, immunohematology, transfusion practice and therapeutic apheresis, and ideally be familiar with operations within a cGMP environment. Additional knowledge of cellular therapies is desired. The Division of Transfusion Medicine provides clinical consultation to all members of the 2000+ CSMC medical staff, and the ability to work within a patient centered and clinically interactive service is required. The Department of Pathology has an active post-graduate training program including a fellow in Transfusion Medicine and active involvement in the teaching and research mission of the Department is required. Appointments within the Cedars-Sinai Professoriate series will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience. The Rita and Taft Schreiber Division of Transfusion Medicine

provides more than 60,000 blood components annually to

patients at CSMC, and collects blood and platelets for

transfusion in both on site and mobile facilities. Peripheral

blood stem cells are collected, processed and stored within the

Division of Transfusion Medicine in support of the CSMC

FACT accredited bone marrow and stem cell transplant

program.

Please submit curriculum vitae to:

Mahul B. Amin, MD

Professor and Chairman,

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 8728

Los Angeles, California 90048

310.423.6631 P

310.423.0170 F

E-mail: [email protected]

Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes and

encourages diversity in the workplace.

* * *


Classifieds

Academic Pathology positions available

Division Chief of Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology

Division Chief of Anatomical/Surgical Pathology

Division Chief of Cytogenetics Join a nationally respected faculty focused on making a difference in medicine. Our

dedicated staff and state-of-the-art facilities make it easy to balance your personal and

professional life. This is the academic position you have been waiting for.

Partner with a lab ranked #7 in America for NIH Pathology research

Oversee division faculty and laboratory testing at multiple facilities

Multiple fellowships programs

Any subspecialty welcome – Broad array of applied research available

Southwestern Hospitality

Never have another ordinary day again! We bask in 310 days of sunshine and are blessed

with a mild dry climate, and four distinct seasons. Enjoy breathtaking beauty as far as the

eye can see as you benefit from a variety of outdoor activities from the plains to the

mountains. Feel right at home in our charming city where Southwestern hospitality is a

way of life.

Top 10 best cities to live by U.S. News & World Report and Relocate America

Third best city with the safest air by Health Magazine

Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, rated third best public golf course by Golf World

Full-service international airport

Zoo, biopark, aquarium, art and history museums, state parks, International

Balloon Fiesta and more annual festivals offer family fun for everyone!

Christina Darby – Physician Advisory Division

877-867-5802 – Direct

[email protected] Job# PTH 7636


ANNOUNCEMENTS


The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Valley Care / Olive View-UCLA Medical Center offers a fellowship position in Anatomic Pathology. Areas of training include surgical pathology and autopsy. The program

offers excellent experience in fine needle aspiration and also opportunities for elective rotations.

Requirements: Candidates who have completed the basic requirements of AP board certification and who desire

additional in-depth AP training.

Stipend: Stipend is commensurate with year of post-graduate training.


Nora Ostrzega, M.D.

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

14445 Olive View Drive

Sylmar, CA 91342-1495.

Phone: (818) 364-4035 FAX: (818) 364-4065








Attention Attendees!

The Society’s Board of Directors has reached a new agreement with Athena Parking, who manages

the garage across the street from the hospital.

Effective October 2011, the parking rate will increase from $3 to $5, due to increases in expenses for

the Society.

We will continue to validate tickets, since the new fee is still discounted compared to their regular

rate. We apologize for any inconvenience.

















All scientific programs will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, with the exception of the January All-Day Program. The pre-program reception is held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Main Auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Location of reception/program is the first floor of the Moseley Salvatori Conference Center, 637 South Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles,

CA 90017, 213-977-2555. Parking: $3.00 per car. Parking & Directions Parking is provided in the Conference Center Parking Structure located directly across from the Center on Lucas Avenue. Parking is not valet but the lot is patrolled. Present your parking ticket to the LASOP receptionist in the lobby. If the ticket is not validated in this manner, the parking charge is $6.00 as you leave the structure. From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) SOUTHBOUND: Take the “Downtown Exit/Wilshire Blvd.” off ramp. Take Wilshire Blvd.

Turn right onto Wilshire. Proceed West to Lucas Avenue. Turn Right. Parking Structure will be on the right. From the HARBOR FREEWAY (110) NORTHBOUND: Take the 3rd Street Exit. Turn Left at Beaudry Avenue. Turn Right at 6th Street. Turn Left on Lucas. Parking Structure is on the left. OR Take the 6th Street Exit. Turn Right on Flower Street. Turn Right on Wilshire Blvd. Turn Right on Lucas. Parking structure is on the right.




October - November 2011 Volume 14 Issue 9

NOVEMBER SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Tuesday, November 8, 2011



Inside…. Dear Readers/ASCP Annual Meeting/Program Objectives 2 Membership Information/ Future Educational Programs /Coroner’s Corner 3 PathXchange/Local Literary Luminaries/Local Grands Rounds 4 Classifieds 5-6 Announcements/Directions to Moseley SCC 7 LASOP Officers 8

"Tumor and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Head and Neck - Cytologic Diagnosis with Histologic Correlation"

Mai Gu, MD, PhD Clinical Professor and Director, Cytology and Cytopathology Fellowship Program,

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center

Program Objectives:

- To adequately perform the FNA procedure for procurement of adequate material with and without ultrasound guidance

- To distinguish cellular patterns of various lesions of the salivary gland, the thyroid gland, soft tissue, and the cervical lymph nodes

- To apply the Bethesda system for uniform terminology in the cytologic diagnosis of thyroid nodules

- To analyze corresponding histology of the tumors and tumor-like lesions of the salivary gland, the thyroid gland, and the soft tissue

Our next program welcomes a new speaker to the LASOP. Dr. Mai Gu, cytologist and surgical pathologist at UC Irvine, will be presenting the first cytologic-histologic correlation the Society has offered in a number of years. Dr. Gu’s primary interest in surgical pathology is Head & Neck Pathology, and she is eager to share a potpourri of cases drawn from her departmental and consultation practices. Dr. Gu is an engaging speaker, so we are certain this is going to be an excellent program and one you will not want to miss. Please join us next week.

The following academic program, on December 13th, is the Annual Buffet Dinner & Lecture. We will be welcoming Dr. Gary Procop of the Cleveland Clinic. The dinner is provided at no charge; however, we kindly ask that you RSVP at your earliest convenience to ensure enough food for all attendees. As tradition, we encourage all members and guests to join us in this end-of-the-year fellowship prior to the academic session.

Also, please see the attached brochure for the All-Day Seminar on Saturday, January 21st featuring Drs. Elizabeth Montgomery (gastrointestinal pathology) and Jonathan Epstein (genitourinary pathology) of Johns Hopkins University.

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting events!


Dear Readers, Meet the Speaker

C A LIFO R NIA S OC IE T Y OF PA T HO L OGIS T S

Upcoming Event

Mark Your Calendar!

California Society of Pathologists 64th Annual Convention

“Seminars in Pathology”

November 29 - December 3, 2011

Hyatt San Francisco in Embarcadero Center 5 Embarcadero Center

Online registration and program brochure

available at www.calpath.org

Mai Gu, MD, PhD Specialties: Cytopathology Surgical Pathology UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868

Education 1982-1988: M.D., Beijing University School of

Medicine, China 1988-1992: Ph.D., Pharmacology &

Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Canada 1992-1993: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department

of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada

Residency 1993-1994: Department of Pathology, Queens

University, Ontario, Canada 1994-1997: Department of Pathology, Weill

Medical College of Cornell University, NY Fellowship 1997-1998: Oncologic Pathology, Department

of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

1998-1999: Cytopathology, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Academic Appointments 1999-2004: Assistant Clinical Professor,

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine

2004-2006: Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine

2006-2008: Associate Clinical Professor (volunteering), Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine

2008-present: Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine

Certifications 1997: Diplomate, American Board of Anatomic

and Clinical Pathology 1999: Diplomate, American Board of

Cytopathology Medical License of California #A068810










Coroner’s Corner

Membership applications are received on a continual basis and are reviewed at the next monthly Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Society’s Administrator, Rossana Desrochers, at 310-746-7212 or via email at [email protected]. Please visit our website at: http://www.lasop.org/pgs/application.htm

The membership has voted the following applicants into the Society as Junior Members:

Neil Rawlinson, MD

o LAC+USC Medical Center o Surgical Pathology Fellow

Yuxin Lu, MD

o UC Irvine o AP/CP Resident


December 13


January 21


February 14

Ibrahim Ramzy, MD

March 13 Lester Thompson, MD

April 10

Slide Seminar: Cedars-Sinai

May 8 Annual Resident & Fellow Symposium

June 12






PathXchange


Laboratory Administration for Pathologists encompasses the proposed curricula by the Program Directors Section of the Association of Pathology Chairs and the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, who proposed curricula and and competencies in laboratory management. This book addresses all aspects of laboratory management, emphasizing the specific role and responsibility of the pathologist in directing the laboratory. Some of the topics covered include: • Management principles • Competencies and interfaces of the involved pathologist • Equipment, supplies, and laboratory information systems • Quality management in laboratory medicine and anatomic pathology • Laboratory laws and regulations and legal affairs for pathologists. For more information and to order a copy of Laboratory Administration for Pathologists, visit www.cap.org/cappress or call 800-323-4040, option 1.

Laboratory Administration for Pathologists Publisher: College of American Pathologists

Co-Editor: Richard Horowitz, MD ▫ Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles








Classifieds

The Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai is a 952 bed quaternary

medical care facility and is the largest not-for-profit provider of health care on the West Coast serving more than 9 million people in Los Angeles County.

The Medical Center operates a Level 1

Trauma Center, a multi-organ transplant, and the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.

The Medical Center complex is

located at the junction of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

The Residency Program has 20

residents in an ACGME-accredited four-year combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology program.

Anatomic Pathology fellowships:

Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Renal, and Surgical Pathology

Clinical Pathology fellowships:

Hematopathology, Molecular Genetics, and Transfusion Medicine

Transfusion Medicine Pathologist The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) is seeking a Board Certified Clinical Pathologist with subspecialty expertise in Transfusion Medicine to join its team of 49 pathologists and PhD scientists, including two senior Transfusion Medicine specialists. Consultants for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (CPLM) is an independent contracted pathology group providing exclusive professional services to CSMC. The successful candidate will have training and experience in all aspects of transfusion medicine including blood donor services, immunohematology, transfusion practice and therapeutic apheresis, and ideally be familiar with operations within a cGMP environment. Additional knowledge of cellular therapies is desired. The Division of Transfusion Medicine provides clinical consultation to all members of the 2000+ CSMC medical staff, and the ability to work within a patient centered and clinically interactive service is required. The Department of Pathology has an active post-graduate training program including a fellow in Transfusion Medicine and active involvement in the teaching and research mission of the Department is required. Appointments within the Cedars-Sinai Professoriate series will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience. The Rita and Taft Schreiber Division of Transfusion Medicine provides more than 60,000 blood components annually to patients at CSMC, and collects blood and platelets for transfusion in both on site and mobile facilities. Peripheral blood stem cells are collected, processed and stored within the Division of Transfusion Medicine in support of the CSMC FACT accredited bone marrow and stem cell transplant program. Please submit curriculum vitae to:

Mahul B. Amin, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 8728 Los Angeles, California 90048 310.423.6631 P 310.423.0170 F E-mail: [email protected] Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace.

* * *

Classifieds

Academic Pathology positions available

Division Chief of Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology

Division Chief of Anatomical/Surgical Pathology Division Chief of Cytogenetics

Join a nationally respected faculty focused on making a difference in medicine. Our dedicated staff and state-of-the-art facilities make it easy to balance your personal and professional life. This is the academic position you have been waiting for.

Partner with a lab ranked #7 in America for NIH Pathology research Oversee division faculty and laboratory testing at multiple facilities Multiple fellowships programs Any subspecialty welcome – Broad array of applied research available

Southwestern Hospitality

Never have another ordinary day again! We bask in 310 days of sunshine and are blessed with a mild dry climate, and four distinct seasons. Enjoy breathtaking beauty as far as the eye can see as you benefit from a variety of outdoor activities from the plains to the mountains. Feel right at home in our charming city where Southwestern hospitality is a way of life.

Top 10 best cities to live by U.S. News & World Report and Relocate America Third best city with the safest air by Health Magazine Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, rated third best public golf course by Golf World Full-service international airport Zoo, biopark, aquarium, art and history museums, state parks, International

Balloon Fiesta and more annual festivals offer family fun for everyone!

Christina Darby – Physician Advisory Division 877-867-5802 – Direct

[email protected] Job# PTH 7636

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP for 2012-13 The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Valley Care / Olive View-UCLA Medical Center offers a fellowship position in Anatomic Pathology. Areas of training include surgical pathology and autopsy. The program offers excellent experience in fine needle aspiration and also opportunities for elective rotations. Requirements: Candidates who have completed the basic requirements of AP board certification and who desire additional in-depth AP training. Stipend: Stipend is commensurate with year of post-graduate training.




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