USCAP Lower Female Genital Tract Pathology Practical Updates from the WHO and FIGO Classification and Reporting Systems 2025

• Target Audience: practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training
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• Information:

Original release date: June 10, 2025

Course Description

Target Audience

Practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:

Apply the current W.H.O. criteria for morphological, immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostic classification of cervical and vulvar epithelial tumors, mesenchymal tumors, and their non-neoplastic mimics.

Assign the current FIGO staging criteria for cervical and vulvar carcinomas as well as the alternative Silva pattern of invasiveness for cervical adenocarcinoma.

Classify non-neoplastic inflammatory and melanocytic disorders of the vulva.

Diagnose exfoliative cytologic specimens of the cervix using current Bethesda system guidelines as well as pelvic fluid cytology specimens.

• Topics:

Cervical Glandular Pathology – Joseph T. Rabban, MD, MPH

Cervical Squamous Pathology and HPV Screening – Christina S. Kong, MD

Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Precursors – Stephanie Lynn Skala, MD

Non-Neoplastic Vulvar Pathology – Yuna Kang, MD medustudent.com

Cervical and Vulvar Mesenchymal Pathology – Oluwole Fadare, MD

Cervical and Pelvic Cytopathology – Paul N. Staats, MD

FREE SECTION: Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) Guideline Update