Gynecologic Pathology Basics

Review pathologists' role in patient care and histology fundamentals with cases on cervix, uterine, ovarian, and trophoblastic lesions. Designed for medical students and above

September 25, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM USA (EST)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Brazil
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Cabo Verde
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UK

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Session Cases

Review the session learning objectives below, and come to the session prepared to discuss your answers. Then go to each case, and review the history along with the case slide to generate a diagnosis. The reference slide is available to show a comparison between normal histology for that area and the pathology in the case.
🇬🇧 Learning Objectives 🇵🇹 Objetivos de aprendizagem

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Cervix
Dysplasia versus Metaplasia

Clinical Information

31 year old female presented for annual Pap smear, and was found to have high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL). She was also positive for high risk HPV other. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was performed.


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Uterus
Benign versus Malignant

Clinical Information

45 year old female with history of a fibroid uterus presented for abdominal pain. CT imaging showed a large uterus containing a mass measuring 11 cm. Hysterectomy was performed. The surgeons also found a nodule attached to the pelvic wall, which they excised and sent to pathology.

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Ovary
Primary versus Metastasis

Clinical Information

63 year old female presented with abdominal pain and ascites. CT scan showed a 31 cm ovarian mass with cystic and solid areas. CA125 was 524 U/mL, CEA was 700 U/mL. Frozen section diagnosis was at least mucinous borderline tumor, and thus a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed.


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Placenta/Trophoblastic
Laboratory testing in Pregnancy

Clinical Information

25 year old female presented the ER with vaginal bleeding and a positive pregnancy test. She mentions that her last menstrual period was 6 weeks ago. Transvaginal ultrasound showed a 8 week uterus containing multiple fluid filled cysts. A fetal pole is not identified. Serum beta-hCG is 155,000 mIU/mL. Dilation and curettage is performed.

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Session Resources

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