Rami N. Al-Rohil, MBBS, lectured at the 60thAmerican Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting held virtually and in person from Oct. 5th-8th in Chicago. IL. He presented among experts in the field in the short course titled “Walking in the Minefield of Cutaneous Mesenchymal Neoplasia: How the Explosion of Data Translates into Everyday Clinical Practice.”
Cutaneous mesenchymal neoplasms are rare tumors that occur in the skin and subcutis, and are characterized by extreme clinicopathological heterogeneity and challenging to diagnose.
His lecture was titled “Application of Immunohistochemical (IHC) Studies in Diagnosing Emerging Superficial Mesenchymal Neoplasia.” Al-Rohil presented multiple challenging cases that recently have been discussed in a review article published in the journal Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology, which he co-authored with fourth-year Duke Pathology resident Kasey J. McCollum, MD, MPH.
The article reviews the current literature on various tumors of mesenchymal origin, including fibroblastic/fibrohistiocytic, adipocytic, vascular, and tumors of uncertain origin. It provides a detailed understanding and pragmatic approach to various new and established immunohistochemical stains in diagnosing these neoplasms and discusses various pitfalls with significant repercussions.
In addition to Al-Rohil’s presentation, Duke Pathology had a great representation of multiple abstracts at the meeting. Duke residents, fellows, and previous medical students presented numerous studies both virtually and in-person.