USCAP 2020 Annual Meeting activities of Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society Read more…
USCAP 2020 Highlights
Openings and Happenings
open positions on the Education & Membership/Website Committee Read more…
Message from the President
Message from the President Read more…
Case #6: Quarter 1, 2020
Clinical History A 58-year-old male with no past medical history presenting to the emergency department with 2-month history of increasingly severe generalized abdominal pain accompanied by intermittent “stabbing sensations” with or without eating. The patient states the pain is so severe he has been unable to sleep and over the past few weeks he has […] Read more…
Journal Watch October-December 2019
Happy New Year, Our latest Journal Watch has just been posted to the PBPS website http://pbpath.org/journal-watch/. Please share with your colleagues, fellows, and residents. Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society Education Committee Read more…
Case #5: Quarter 4, 2019
Clinical details: 74-year-old man was presented with jaundice, progressive anemia, dark urine, melena, and a reported weight loss of 10 kilograms in 2 weeks. His comorbidities included mild chronic renal failure, diverticulosis, and dyslipidemia. He was previously a smoker (20 cigs/day, stopped 35 years ago). On examination, his BMI was 26.1, Hb: 8.7 g/dl, bilirubin […] Read more…
USCAP 2020 Abstract Award
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society will be awarding a pathology trainee who is presenting an abstract (poster or platform) on the field of pancreatobiliary pathology at the annual meeting of the USCAP. Each abstract will be evaluated based on originality, scientific merit and presentation and the winner […] Read more…
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
November is the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month and November 21st is World Pancreatic Cancer day. We, the Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society, support the mission to raise awareness and inspire action on this day. We send our support to the survivors, their families and to everyone who has lost a loved one to this deadly disease. We […] Read more…
USCAP 2020 Companion Society Program
Cystic and Intraductal Neoplasms of the Pancreatobiliary TractWhen: February 29, 2020. 7-10PMLocation: Los Angeles Convention Center Moderators:Martha Bishop PitmanDeepti Dhall Speakers:Jin-Young Jang: Management Algorithms for Pancreatic Cysts and Intraductal Neoplasms: The Surgeon’s PerspectiveMichelle D. Reid: Cytologic Assessment of Cystic/Intraductal Lesions of the Pancreatobiliary TractAatur D. Singhi: Preoperative Molecular Assessment of Pancreatic Cysts and Intraductal LesionsDavid […] Read more…
Case #4: Quarter 3, 2019
History: A female in mid-fifties underwent cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis. No significant previous medical history was noted. Macroscopy: Grossly, gallbladder wall was mildly thickened, and serosal surface was ragged. Open sectioning, there were several yellowish calculi within the lumen but, no mass lesion was identified. Microscopy: The microscopic findings are shown below (Figures 1-4). […] Read more…