Morphologic Mimics in Dermatopathology: Diagnostic Blunders to Avoid

This presentation will focus on a variety of conditions in dermatopathology that may lead to an incorrect "overdiagnosis".  It includes a discussion of squamous lesions that may mimic carcinoma and highlights clues to avoid the pitfall of misdiagnosis.

Lecture Presenter
Jamie Zussman, MD
Jamie Zussman, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine

Dr. Zussman is a practicing Dermatologist in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Zussman graduated from University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine in 2007 and has been in practice for 11 years. She completed a residency at UCLA Medical Center. She currently practices at University of Utah School of Medicine and is affiliated with Primary Children's Medical Center. Dr. Zussman is a board certified dermatologist with a special interest in new rashes, infectious dermatology, medical dermatology, and skin cancer.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

Describe the ramifications of overdiagnosis
Identify a number of conditions that may mimic malignancy
Discuss helpful hints to differentiate amongst these conditions
Recognize clues to avoid the pitfalls of overdiagnosis