Practical Approach to Workup of Gastrointestinal Lymphomas

Gastrointestinal lymphomas often present a diagnostic difficulty for the surgical pathologist for variety of reasons. In this presentation, we will discuss the aspects of such difficulties, review specific examples of lymphomas involving the GI tract, and propose a rational and pragmatic approach to making a diagnosis.

Lecture Presenter
Maria A. Pletneva, MD, PhD
Maria A. Pletneva, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology; Surgical Pathology Resident Rotation Director, University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology, ARUP Laboratories

Dr. Pletneva is an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She completed the Medical Scientist Training Program and earned her MD and PhD degrees from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed residency in anatomic and clinical pathology, as well as fellowships in hematopathology and surgical pathology with concentration in gastrointestinal pathology, at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include improvement of diagnostic tools for graft-versus-host disease and novel diagnostic approaches and predictive factors for lymphoproliferative neoplasms.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

Review clinical, endoscopic, and histologic clues to identification of benign mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and lymphoma
Review lymphomas most frequently affecting the GI tract
Propose a rational and pragmatic approach to making a diagnosis of lymphoma in the GI tract