NationWide Laboratories is going to be delivering lectures at BSAVA Congress 2022 live in Manchester and at BSAVA Virtual Congress. Their interactive exhibition theatre session entitled “Interpretation of cytology and histology reports: an insight into the mind of a pathologist” is going to take place on Thursday 24 March at 11:15am to 11:45am (in Theatre 1, Manchester Central), and the broadcast of the virtual congress lecture, which will focus on canine mast cell tumours, is scheduled on Thursday 24 March at 12.30pm to 13.15pm.
Interactive exhibition theatre session: “Interpretation of cytology and histology reports – an insight into the mind of a pathologist”
Synopsis
Interpretation of histology and cytology reports is often quite straightforward, but it is not uncommon for clinicians to manage cases and make decisions in the face of a degree of uncertainty that is conveyed by some reports.
In this presentation, a series of clinical cases will be presented with the results of a pathology report (cytology and/or histology), during which the audience will have the opportunity to vote on how they would manage the case in light of these results.
It is intended to be an open discussion about the management of clinical cases. Typical cases will be discussed alongside more challenging ones. It will also be an opportunity to share with clinicians what exactly it is that pathologists look at and for under the microscope. Cytological and histological images of some cases will be shared, with a brief discussion of the morphological features that are relied on when making a diagnosis.
Since nearly every diagnostic decision made by a pathologist has some degree of clinical impact, this interactive session will be an opportunity to give an insight into how the mind of a pathologist works
Also, since nearly every diagnostic decision made by a pathologist has some degree of clinical impact, this interactive session will be an opportunity to give an insight into how the mind of a pathologist works. What are the types of questions that pathologists ask themselves when evaluating a case? How can a pathologist be certain that they are conveying the most clinically relevant information possible in their report? What is it that pathologists think that the clinician expects from them?
Being an interactive presentation, it will also be an opportunity to exchange experiences and to give feedback on how clinicians manage common and uncommon cases. In this presentation, each case and question is not supposed to have a correct answer. Rather, different approaches to each case will be presented and a brief discussion of each case will take place afterwards, with approaches backed up by scientific evidence wherever possible.
The final objective of this lecture is to strengthen the communication between pathologists and clinicians.
About the speaker
Danilo Gouveia Wasques, MV, MSc, DipACVP, is a veterinary pathologist at NationWide Laboratories. He graduated from the University of São Paulo in Brazil in 2008 and became a resident in veterinary pathology in Londrina State University the next year.
After gaining experience in cytology and surgical pathology of small animals in commercial diagnostic laboratories, Danilo returned to the University of São Paulo in 2018 to obtain a Masters’ degree in comparative and experimental pathology, with a focus in oncopathology.
In October 2021 Danilo passed the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) phase II certifying examination in veterinary anatomic pathology and earned the status of diplomate. He has specialist interest in oncology, gastrointestinal pathology and dermatopathology.
Virtual congress session: “Canine mast cell tumours: fifty shades of grading prognostication and prediction of biologic behaviour”
Synopsis
Canine mast cell tumours (cMCTs) are common tumours in dogs; arising in the skin, subcutis and other sites such as mucous membranes and viscera. The biologic behaviour of cMCTs arising in the skin (cutaneous cMCTs) are extremely variable: some display a benign biologic behaviour and can be cured by marginal excision, while others demonstrate malignant behaviour with recurrence despite wide margins and metastatic spread to lymph nodes and other viscera. Predicting the behaviour of these neoplasms can be challenging for vets and pathologists alike.
This virtual talk will provide a brief overview of the background to cutaneous cMCTs, followed by a discussion of the various means by which the potential biologic behaviour can be predicted
This virtual talk will provide a brief overview of the background to cutaneous cMCTs, followed by a discussion of the various means by which the potential biologic behaviour can be predicted. These will include clinical assessment of the appearance and behaviour of the neoplasm, histologic grading (with both the three-tier/Patnaik and two-tier/Kiupel grading system), mitotic count, the immunohistochemical prognostic indicator Ki67, KIT staining pattern and PCR for mutations in exons 8 and 11 in the c-kit gene.
This session will give vets in practice an understanding of the various prognostic indicators available for assessment of these neoplasms, their potential limitations and in which practical scenarios they may be useful.
Learning outcomes
- To recap general background information on the subject of cMCTs
- To understand how cMCTs are diagnosed
- To gain an understanding of the histologic parameters used to predict the biologic behaviour of cMCTs
- To gain an understanding of three further laboratory tests used in the assessment of cMCT biologic behaviour: immunohistochemical staining for Ki67, KIT staining patterns and c-kit PCR
About the speaker
Alison Lee, BSc, MVB, MRCVS, DipACVP, is an anatomic pathologist at NationWide Laboratories. She studied veterinary medicine in University College Dublin (UCD), and undertook an intercalated degree in veterinary pathology at the Royal Veterinary College.
After a year in small animal practice, she completed her anatomic pathology residency at UCD and became a diplomate of the ACVP. Her interests include dermatopathology, oncology and exotic animals.
More information
Both Alison and Danilo took part in BSAVA Congresses in 2020 and 2021. Their past lectures, “Getting the best from your pathologist: post-mortems and surgical biopsies – tips and tricks for vets in practice” and “Histiocytic diseases in dogs and cats: an overview of clinical presentation and diagnosis”, are available at BSAVA Online Library.
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