title: Johns Hopkins course: 8th annual Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology.
abstract: The 8th annual Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology course was held on the campus of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, MD, USA, on the 8-9 November 2008. Lectures and hands-on microscopy sessions were provided by the Johns Hopkins Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology faculty and a guest faculty member from the University of Michigan (MI, USA). Key topics included newly recognized staging issues, the application of molecular techniques and practical topics for diagnostic pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of GI & Liver Pathology, 1550 Orleans Street, Cancer Research Building II, Room 346, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA. rander54@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maitra
mesh_terms: D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008396:Maryland; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000639:trends*