Breast Pathology

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• Enjoy you time learning about Breast Pathology!

Want to learn more about breast cancer and health disparities?

• Read this American Cancer Society pamphlet

Course Description

Breast pathology is an interactive, multidisciplinary sub-specialty which is integral to health care and outcomes in the USA. Breast cancer was the leading cause of new cancer diagnoses and the second cause of death in 2019. With new therapeutics including immunotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, breast pathology sits on the forefront of oncologic medicine. This course will cover a vast array of subjects in breast pathology with an image-based exam following completion. Enjoy! 

If interested in breast pathology, one must complete a ACGME-accredited residency in anatomic pathology. The breast pathology fellowship is a non-ACGME-accredited fellowship program, which is widely available. While a fellowship in breast pathology is Not required, increasingly employers are seeking those who have completed one. Breast pathologists are coveted in both academic and private practice.

Course Objectives

1. Recognize and understand the structure and function of the normal breast histology

2. Recognize and understand proliferative and nonproliferation lesions of the breast

3. Recognize and understand common benign neoplasms of the breast

4. Recognize and understand in situ and invasive carcinoma of the breast

Disclaimer:

Course materials have either been created specifically for PathElective.com or curated from free sources. When the course links to an outside source or link which is free, PathElective does not claim ownership or any rights to that material - we are merely promoting excellent pathology education with all due credit to original authors