The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) is the largest North American organization of pathologists. This organization is pivotal in advancing knowledge, education and collaboration among professionals in the field. The USCAP Annual Meeting is the largest meeting of Pathologists in North America.
Dozens of IU faculty, residents and fellows will attend to present their findings, moderate sessions and hold conferences and round tables throughout the five-day event being held in San Antonio, TX.
Below is the full schedule for all IU School of Medicine pathologists.
IU USCAP Presentations
March 22
9:20 - 10 am
Ballroom Level 303A
I. González
Gastrointestinal Biopsies in the First Year of Life
Companion society session: Society for Pediatric Pathology
10:30 - 11 am
Stars at Night Ballroom B1
J. Davis
YAP1::KMT2A-rearranged tumors vs. Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma vs. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma?
Companion society session: International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
10:30 - 12:30 pm
Ballroom Level 302A
A. Acosta, Session Co-Chair
From Confusion to Clarity: Tackling Difficult Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology
Companion society session: Latin American Pathology Foundation
2:30 - 3 pm
Ballroom Level 301A
A. Acosta
Germ Cell Tumors: New Concepts, New Markers, and Unique Features of Mediastinal GCTs
Companion society session: Pulmonary Pathology Society
4:30 - 5 pm
Ballroom Level 302B
A. Alomari
Molecular Advances in Melanocytic Tumors: Clarifying the Spectrum or Creating New Gray Zones?
Companion society session: American Society of Dermatopathology
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Ballroom Level 301B
K. Collins, Session Co-Moderator
We Are All IHC Laboratory Directors
Companion society: International Society for IHC and Molecular Morphology
5:30 - 7:30 pm
M. Hruby, D. Chinnam
Fellowship Fair
March 23
Intermittent
Vendor/Display area
R. Rudzinski
Society for Pediatric Pathology booth
8:00-8:15 am
Room 303A
K. Collins, Dustin Demeo, Yamlak Bogale, Abhishek Manoj Sutaria, Michael Feldman, Rakesh Shiradkar, Ankur Sangoi.
Machine Learning–Enhanced Foundation Model Classification of Rhabdoid Features in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Platform session: Emerging Techniques and Artificial Intelligence
9:00 - 9:30 am
Hall 2
B. Yang, R. Youssef, O. Saeed, I. Gonazalez
The Farooq, Not the Lerner, Grading System Predicts Disease-Specific Mortality in Duodenal Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Gastrointestinal Pathology.
Poster #138
9:00 - 9:30 am
Hall 2
E. Honaker, O. Saeed, I. Gonzalez
Lymph Node Ratio, Not Nodal Stage, Predicts Overall and Disease-Free Survival in Non-Ampullary Primary Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Gastrointestinal Pathology
Poster #140
9:30 - 12:30 pm
Hall 2
P. Kaparaliotis, A. Polydorides, S. Sunder, X. Xu, X. Zhang, P. Toro, J. Shia, D. Bahceci, D. Klimstra, A. Panizo, K. Collins, O. Saeed, W. Chen, J. Vazzano, W. Choi, M. Loughrey, M. Lacambra, P. Navale, H. Lapsar, I. Ruz-Caracuel, M. Zhang, C. Chang, O. Adeyi, F. Raja, H. Wang, W. Yu, D. Agostini-Vulaj, N. Panarelli, X. Zhang, W. Luo, W. Chen, R. Gonzalez.
Amphicrine Carcinoma of the Digestive System: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 40 Cases Highlights Histologic Heterogeneity and Poor Patient Outcome
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Gastrointestinal Pathology
Poster #139
R. Pacheco, A. Sangoi, A. Acosta, D. Sirohi.
Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Acquired Cystic Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma (ACD-RCC) Reveals Overlap with Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Subset by Copy Number Analysis
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Genitourinary Pathology (including reanl tumors)
Poster #193
A. Toklu, J. Bridge, J. Lobo, C. Kao, C. Ricci, A. Osunkoya, N. Baniak, F. Vasuri, A. Leo, G. Giannico, M. Idrees, L. Einhorn, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta.
Chromosome 12p Alterations Detected by FISH: Utility in the Differential Diagnosis of Somatic-Type Malignancies of Germ Cell Origin and True Somatic Tumors with Overlapping Phenotype
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Genitourinary Pathology (including reanl tumors)
Poster #196
R. Youssef, G. Giannico, V. Nair, T. Ulbright, M. Idrees, J. Lobo, J. Bridge, K. Cornejo, L. Einhorn, H. Gao, J. Ji, N. Adra, K. Collins, A. Acosta
Comparison of Transcriptomic Features of Primary Mediastinal and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Reveals Gene Expression Correlates of Tumor Phenotype
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Genitourinary Pathology (including reanl tumors)
Poster #197
H. Ravisankar, S. Gupta, C. Brandt, R. Knudson, P. Greipp, J. Gordetsky, G. Giannico, M. Idrees, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta
Pagetoid Involvement of the Rete Testis in Germ Cell Tumors May Not Always Represent Spread of Germ Cell Neoplasia In Situ
Poster session: Stowell-Orbison - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #213
M. Hruby, M. Saad, I. Gonzalez
Paneth Cell Metaplasia in Pediatric Distal Colon Biopsies: Incidental Finding or a Predictor of IBD?
Stowell-Orbison - Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology
Poster #274
H. Hyaduck, K. Michalova, M. Gonzalez, A. Acosta, I. Gonzalez
Hairy Polyp Methylation Profile Supports Branchial Arch Origin, Not Teratoma
Stowell-Orbison - Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology
Poster #276
9:45 - 10:45 am
L. Blanco
Sponsored poster walk for breast posters
11:00 - 11:15 am
Room 301B
X. Liao, L. Yang, W. Du, Z. Yang, X. Zhang, D. Zhang, I. Gonzalez
Biliary Cystadenoma, Cystadenofibroma, and Mucinous Cystadenofibroma Represent a Spectrum of Large Bile Duct Lesions Distinct from Biliary Adenofibroma and Other Cystic Lesions
Platform - Liver Pathology
Afternoon - Time TBD
E. Rudzinski
Poster walk for pediatric/perinatal posters
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Hall 2
A. Toklu, F. Barr, M. Raju, J. Lopez-Nava, W. Sun, J. Black, A. Kelsey, E. Nasri, J. Glover, R. Alaggio, E. Rudzinski, J. Davis
Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1::ETV1: A Neoplasm with Distinct Features, Perhaps Not Ewing?
Poster session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Poster #61
B. Boles, B. Ameline, Y. Hung, R. Berthold, M. Michal, S. Wangsiricharoen, L. Warmke, J. Gross, E. Kao
Clinicopathologic and Epigenetic Characterization of NFATC1/2 Fusion–Associated Neoplasms including Undifferentiated High-Grade Sarcomas, Vascular Lesions and Simple Bone Cysts
Poster - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Poster #76
A. Alomari, M. Hadfield, T. Adeyelu, A. Elliott, D. Deacon, H. Ghani, I. Brownell, M. Mochel, M. Sargen, D. Vargas De Stefano, J. Hamrick, S. Holmen, S. Patel, R. Sullivan, F. Abdulla
Landscape and Molecular/Clinical Correlates of Pathogenic Gene Fusions in Melanoma: A Comprehensive Molecular Profiling Study
Poster - Dermatopathology
Poster #48
R. Youssef, J. Prakash, L. Baldridge, M. Idrees, A. Acosta, K. Collins, V. Nair, K. Cornejo, T. Ulbright, G. Giannico
Clinicopathologic and Immunophenotypic Characterization of Castrate-Resistant and Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate
Poster - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #128
8:00 - 8:20 pm
Stars at Night Ballroom B1
G. Giannico
An Unforgettable (GU) Case - Penis
Evening Specialty Conference - Genitourinary Pathology
8:10 - 8:30 pm
Ballroom Level 301B
L. Warmke
Dogma-Defying Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - Warmke
Evening Specialty Conference - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
March 24
8:00 - 9:30 am
Hall 1 - Microscope Room 4
K. Cornejo
Unusual and Challenging Testicular Tumors: Practical Approaches to Mitigating Potential Pitfalls and Mistakes
Interactive Microscopy
8:30 - 8:45 am
Room 303A
E. Baranov, B. Ameline, R. Berthold, K. Perry, J. Torres-Mora, A. Agaimy, F. Maclean, D. Kerr, L. Lu, T. Hou, P. Zhang, E. Demicco, W. Hartmann, D. Baumhoer, C. Dehner
VGLL3-Rearranged Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Clinicopathologic and Molecular Genetic Study on 9 Cases with Consistently Indolent Behavior
Platform session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
8:45 - 9:00 am
Room 303A
K. Kosemehmetoglu, J. Gross, A. Agaimy, F. Amary, C. Dehner, J. Fanburg-Smith, G. Nielsen, N. Ud Din, L. Warmke, E. Williams, Y. Hung, E. Rosenberg
Kinase-fusion Mesenchymal Neoplasms of Bone: A multi-institutional series of 9 cases
Platform session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
9:00 - 9:15 am
Room 302B
R. Youssef, G. Giannico, V. Nair, T. Ulbright, M. Idrees, J. Lobo, J. Bridge, K. Cornejo, L. Einhorn, H. Gao, J. Ji, N. Adra, K. Collins, A. Acosta
Comparison of Transcriptomic Features of Primary Mediastinal and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Reveals Gene Expression Correlates of Tumor Phenotype
Platform session: Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
9:30 - 12:00 pm
Hall 2
H. Ravisankar, J. Guardiola, D. Rex, I. Gonzalez
Chasing Colonic Polyps: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Poster session - Gastrointestinal Pathology
Poster #84
K. Collins, L. Cima, E. Marastoni, M. Brunelli, A. Osunkoya, M. Hirsch, F. Maclean, A. Sangoi, A. Matoso
Primary Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Prostate: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 29 Cases
Poster session: Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #126
10:00 - 11:30 am
Ballroom Level 304A
L. Warmke
Histology Directed Therapy for Soft Tissue Tumors: Differential Diagnoses Not to Miss!
Short course
10:00 - 11:30 am
Ballroom Level 221C
G. Giannico
The Genitourinary Pathology That No One Talks About
Short course
11:15 - 11:30 am
Room 302B
M. Machacek, E. Oliva, P. Sadow, C. Wu, C. Wang, K. Cornejo
Molecular Characterization of HPV-independent, p53 Wild-Type Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Platform session: Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
301B
K. Collins - moderator
Platform - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Hall 2
D. Suster, J. Gross, L. Warmke, A. Meyer, G. Charville
Osteosarcoma in Adults Over 40: A Clinicopathologic Study of 58 Patients
Poster session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Poster #60
A. Brent, A. Valesano, A. Perry, J. Song, R. Pillai, W. Zhang, A. Kovach, D. Grier, C. Dehner, O. Saeed, M. Nasr, J. Chrisinger, N. Brown, S. Stone, S. Camelo-Piragua, N. Rivera, J. Liu, R. Bell, K. Perry
Genomic Landscape and Tumor Microenvironment of Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Smooth Muscle Tumors
Poster session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Poster #62
M. Shaheen, S. Hettmer, S. Roy, E. Rudzinski, M. Zilla, A. Shenoy, S. Szabo, O. Lopez-Nunez
Pediatric and Young Adult NSD3::NUTM1 Sarcomas: True Rhabdomyosarcomas or Extensive Rhabdomyoblastic Differentiation?
Poster session - Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Poster #68
Y. Bogale, K. Collins, M. Feldman, C. Bahler, R. Shiradkar
Predicting Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence from Post-surgical Whole-mount H&E Specimen Using Foundation Model Feature Embeddings
Poster session - Emerging Techniques and Artificial Intelligence
Poster #166
B. Yang, R. Youssef, O. Saeed, I. Gonazalez
Clinicopathologic Characterization and Proposal of a Grading System for Gastric Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Poster session: Gastrointestinal Pathology.
Poster #97
R. Youssef, O. Saeed, N. Baniak, A. Osunkoya, M. Aron, K. Iczkowski, R. Azimi, H. Miyamoto, C. Ricci, V. Mollica, Y. Wang, Y. Pemba, A. Acosta
Significance of The Presence of One or More Non-Conventional Histologic Components in Urothelial Carcinoma: Focus on Pathologic Outcomes Post-Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in A Multi-institutional Cohort.
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #114
D. Jian-Xian, A. Acosta, D. Chinnam, D. Korentzelos, M. Kuk, J. Lobo, P. Bode, L. Cheng, A. Sangoi
Testicular Spermatocytic Tumors Containing an Intratubular Component: A Multi-Institutional Study Emphasizing Diagnostic Pitfall with Germ Cell Neoplasia in Situ
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #120
K. Michalova, J. Lobo, P. Martinek, K. Cornejo, R. Youssef, T. Ulbright, M. Michal, A. Acosta
Pure Yolk Sac Tumors in Adult Testis: Distinct from Prepubertal Counterparts and Defined by Chromosome 12p Gains
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #121
A. Mubeen, C. Morrison, R. Pacheco, E. Chan, A. Acosta, A. Panizo, S. Williamson, L. Nova-Camacho, A. Sangoi
Comprehensive Immunohistochemical and Molecular Characterization of Paratesticular Clear Cell Papillary Cystadenomas: A Multi-institutional Study of 14 Cases
Poster Session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #123
A. Toklu, O. Saeed, C. Ricci, M. Idrees, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta
Pathologic Features, Clinical Outcomes, and Immune Microenvironment of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors with Complete Regression
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #124
D. Maharjan, K. Michalova, J. Lobo, J. Gordetsky, F. Maclean, A. Sangoi, D. Berney, C. Kao, C. Ricci, A. Osunkoya, M. Raspollini, M. Idrees, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta
Immunophenotypic Assessment of Pure Embryonal Carcinoma and Yolk Sac Tumor Suggests that Re-programing to Non-Seminoma Occurs Outside the Spermatogonial Niche
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #127
A. Akinsanya, A. Toklu, F. Contreras, I. Fernandez, I. Gonzalez
Metastatic Involvement of the Gallbladder: An Exploration of Clinicopathologic Findings from a Multi-Institutional Cohort
Poster session - Pathology of the Pancreas, Gallbladder, Ampulla, and Extra-Hepatic Biliary Tree
Poster #113
2:00 - 2:15 pm
302B
P. Toto, M. Westerhoff, J. Cheng, I. Gonzalez, D. Zhang, R. Gonzalez, W. Choi, L. Alpert, H. Wang, W. Yu, Z. Yang, L. Wang, Z. Zhang, X. Wang, X. Liu, L. Kang, Y. Xue, A. Anzar, L. Zhao, P. Khonde, X. Liao, W. Chen, J. Sweeney, X. Zhang, D. Allende, S. Hu
Poorly-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Components in Treated Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 18 Cases
Platform session - Gastrointestinal Pathology
2:30 - 2:45 pm
301B
R. Pacheco, A. Sangoi, A. Acosta, D. Sirohi, E. Chan
Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Acquired Cystic Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma (ACD-RCC) Reveals Overlap with Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Subset by Copy Number Analysis
Platform session - Gentiourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
2:45 - 3:00 pm
301B
N. Nguyen, M. Jirsch, L. Cheng, M. Tretiakova, A. Agaimy, A. Yilmaz, F. Siadat, K. Collins, F. Brimo, B. Bayrak, M. Akgul, T. Zhao, C. Wu, M. Fioentino, C. Ricci, E. Jain
Eosinophilic Vacuolated Tumor with Worrisome Morphologic Features May Have Metastatic Potential
Platform session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Marriott Rivercenter
Conference Room 1
E. Rudzinski
Society for Pediatric Pathology
Meet & Greet/Reception
6:50 - 7:10 pm
Room 301A
E. Rudzinski
Cutting Edge Immunohistochemistry in Pediatric Pathology
Evening Speciality Conference - Pediatric Pathology
March 25
8 - 9:30 am
Meeting Level 221B
A. Acosta
A Practical Approach to the Evaluation of Chemo-Naïve and Post-Chemotherapy Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
Short Course
9:30 - 12:00 pm
Hall 2
H. Ravisankar, K. Xu, L. Wang, L. Happ, J. Edmisson, A. Suvannasankhla, M. Czader
Concomitant Plasma Cell Myeloma and Lymphoma Represent Unrelated Neoplasms
Poster session - Hematopathology
Poster #185
Y. Feng, I. Gonzalez, D. Zhang
Histologic Assessment of Acute T-Cell Mediated Rejection in Liver Transplantation Patients Who Received Temporary Abdominal Closure
Poster session - Liver Pathology
Poster #178
10:02 - 10:09 am
Moderated Poster Room 1
A. Toklu, J. Bridge, J. Lobo, C. Kao, C. Ricci, A. Osunkoya, N. Baniak, F. Vasuri, A. Leo, G. Giannico, M. Idrees, L. Einhorn, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta.
Chromosome 12p Alterations Detected by FISH: Utility in the Differential Diagnosis of Somatic-Type Malignancies of Germ Cell Origin and True Somatic Tumors with Overlapping Phenotype
Moderated Posters - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
12 - 1 pm
304B
A. Acosta - moderator
Challenges in Everyday GU Diagnoses: Questionable Deep Muscle Invasion, Surface Urothelial Atypia but not CIS, Grade Heterogeneity in Papillary Neoplasms
Hot Topic - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Hall 2
E. Ibrahim, B. Yang, A. Bernieh, K. Mohamed, M. Alsawas, D. Almaraz-Klippel, V. Lenskaya, S. Dhamne, S. Krishnamurthy
A Multi-reader Study of Pathology Trainees and Faculty Comparing the Performance of Whole Slide Digital Images with Light Microscopy for Frozen Section Analysis
Poster session - Emerging Techniques and Artificial Intelligence.
Poster #228
A. Cubilla, M. Fermandez-Nestosa, L. Santacruz, D. Sanchez, T. Gheit, G. Giannico
HPV-independent and HPV-associated Subtypes of Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PeIN) and their Corresponding HPV Genotypes in Countries with Low and High Incidence of Penile Cancer
Poster session - Gentiourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #97
N. Nguyen, M. Jirsch, L. Cheng, M. Tretiakova, A. Agaimy, A. Yilmaz, F. Siadat, F. Brimo, T. Zhao, C. Lee, C. Ricci, M. Fiorentino, B. Bayrak, M. Akgul, K. Collins, E. Jain, C. Magi-Galluzzi, A. Evans, R. Saleeb, K. Al-Obaidy, M. Downes, D. Korentzelos, K. Trpkov, A. Sangoi
Diagnostic Utility of CD56 in the Immunohistochemical Assessment of Eosinophilic Vacuolated Tumor
Poster session - Gentiourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster 102
D. Chinnam, J. Lobo, K. Michalova, M. Colecchia, A. Sangoi, D. Wu, M. del Pilar Gonzalez-Peramato, C. Ricci, G. Quiroga-Garza, A. Osunkoya, J. Gordetsky, T. Flood, M. Idrees, P. Stransky, L. Einhorn, T. Ulbright, A. Acosta
Discontinuous Involvement of the Spermatic Cord by Germ Cell Tumors Should Not Be Considered Pathologic Stage M1a: A Multi-Institutional Study.
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #103
R. Pacheco, E. Chan, D. Sirohi, A. Acosta, R. Mehra, A. Sangoi
Acquired Cystic Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma May Show Immunohistochemical Overlap with Markers of TFE3/TFEB Rearranged/Altered Renal Cell Carcinoma
Poster session - Genitourinary Pathology (including renal tumors)
Poster #104
1:30 - 3 pm
Hall 1 - Microscope Room 4
M. Czader
Best Practices in Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy by Core Needle Biopsy
Interactive Microscopy
6:50 - 7:10 pm
Room 302B
A. Alomari
Recent Advances in Dermatopathology: Staying Ahead of Your Next Challenging Case - Alomari
Evening Specialty Conference - Dermatopathology
