Addictive Learning That Sticks

This 40-question course covers core genitourinary (GU) histopathology from four organs:
    ► bladder
    ► kidney
    ► testis
    ► prostate 

These questions were developed by Dr. Genega, another clinical pathologist (Dr. Fu), and two clinical urologists (Drs. Kerfoot & Ritchey) to focus on many of the core pathology topics covered on (1) the National In-Service Exam for Urology Residents and (2) the Qualifying Examination for certification by the American Board of Urology.  These questions were utilized in a randomized trial involving 724 urology residents in 2007-8 (data currently under analysis). 

 

This course will develop your histopathology diagnostic skills in the following topics:

► Prostate:
Moderately-differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason grade 3)
Poorly-differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason grade 4/5)
Prostate Adenocarcinoma: perineural invasion
Prostate Adenocarcinoma: extra-prostatic extension
Colonic epithelium on prostate needle biopsy
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate adenocarcinoma: invasion of the seminal vesicle
Normal prostate tissue
Chronic prostatitis

► Bladder:
Urothelial carcinoma -- muscularis propria invasion
Chronic cystitis
Staging of urothelial carcinoma
Papillary urothelial carcinoma with cautery artifact
Von Brunns nests
Papillary urothelial carcinoma, high grade
Cystitis cystica et glandularis
Normal urothelium
Papillary urothelial carcinoma, low grade 
Carcinoma in situ (CIS) 

► Kidney:
Renal cell carcinoma, chromophobe type
Angiomyolipoma (AML)
Tubulopapillary adenoma
Normal renal medulla
Renal cell carcinoma, papillary type, with sarcomatoid growth
Renal cell carcinoma, papillary type
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma, conventional (clear cell) type
Oncocytoma
Normal renal parenchyma (cortex)

► Testis:
Intratubular germ cell neoplasia (ITGCN)
Adenomatoid tumor
Normal epididymis
Normal Leydig cells
Embryonal carcinoma
Normal seminal vesicle
Normal seminiferous tubules
Spermatocytic seminoma
Leydig cell tumor  
Yolk sac tumor  
Classic seminoma  

► Urology residents who are preparing for the National In-Service Examination.
► Urologists who are preparing for the Qualifying Examination (Part 1) for certification by the American Board of Urology.
► Students in the health professions who would like to develop their diagnostic skills in GU histopathology.