AAOMS 95th Annual Meeting

October 04 - 12, 2013

S413

Pathology Pitfalls, Near Misses and Cautionary Tales

This is a Ticketed Session

This session will review relatively uncommon clinical presentations of common pathologic entities, both benign and malignant, that can potentially be overlooked in routine practice. The discussion will include strategies to avoid errors in diagnosis, treatment and follow-up surveillance for tumors and potentially malignant disorders.

1. Identify lesions and conditions that appear innocuous under routine clinical examination;
2. Identify potential biases in clinical decision making that may delay or complicate diagnosis and treatment of common conditions with uncommon presentations; and
3. Describe the recommended surveillance for pathologically proven benign lesions with malignant potential.