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Whether you are a Society for Pediatric Pathology (SPP) member or a visitor, we are glad you came to explore our site. This home page will let you know what is currently going on at the SPP, what has been added to the site, what new Meetings and Events have been listed, and what new Position ads have been recently posted. The Paediatric Pathology Society (PPS) comprises our European colleagues.

What's New

	CORRECTION!! 2010 Spring Meeting - Evaluations and CME/SAM Claim STILL Available!
	Answers for 2009 Slide Survey Cases 11-15 are Now Available.

2010 Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting September 3-5, 2010 Banff, Alberta

The Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting is fast approaching! Join us in Banff to share new discoveries and advance the knowledge of pediatric and perinatal pathology. Online Abstract Submission Is Now Closed Online Meeting Registration 2010 Fall Meeting Program 2010 Perinatal Symposium Hotel Information

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Journal Watch
An eclectic selection of two dozen potentially interesting articles from current journals*

*Click here for the current watch list of journals.

All articles are in print. Please click the PMID number at the end of each citation to see the abstract on PubMed.

DISCLAIMER: Articles are listed in this section for information purposes only. The SPP does not approve or endorse these articles, and the SPP is not responsible for their content.

	January 2010 Update
	Click here to download January 2010 Journal Watch list.
	Rutledge J, et al. Application of the Toyota Production System improves core laboratory operations. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Jan;133(1):24-31. PubMed PMID: 20023255.
	Adeyi O, et al. Liver allograft pathology: approach to interpretation of needle biopsies with clinicopathological correlation. J Clin Pathol. 2010 Jan;63(1):47-74. PubMed PMID: 19847014.
	Echtler K,et al.. Platelets contribute to postnatal occlusion of the ductus arteriosus. Nat Med. 2010 Jan;16(1):75-82. 19966813.
	Verdeguer F, Let al. A mitotic transcriptional switch in polycystic kidney disease. Nat Med. 2010 Jan;16(1):106-10. PubMed PMID: 19966811.
	Sheridan RL, et al. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 41-2009. A 16-year-old boy with hypothermia and frostbite. N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 31; 361(27):2654-62. PubMed PMID: 20042758.
	Libster R, et al. Pediatric hospitalizations associated with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 7;362(1):45-55. PubMed PMID: 20032320.
	Dubois SG, et al. Flow cytometric detection of Ewing sarcoma cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):13-18. PubMed PMID: 19711435.
	Sari N, et al. Treatment results of the Ewing sarcoma of bone and prognostic factors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):19-24. PubMed PMID: 19760772.
	Morimoto A, et al.; HLH/LCH Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology. Nationwide survey of single-system single site Langerhans cell histiocytosis in Japan. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):98-102. PubMed PMID: 19728332.
	Sultan I, et al. Age, stage, and radiotherapy, but not primary tumor site, affects the outcome of patients with malignant rhabdoid tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):35-40. PubMed PMID: 19798737.
	Buddingh EP, et al. Prognostic factors in pulmonary metastasized high-grade osteosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Feb;54(2):216-21. PubMed PMID: 19890902.
	Kanathezhath B, et al. Hemoglobin Hakkari: an autosomal dominant form of beta thalassemia with inclusion bodies arising from de novo mutation in exon 2 of beta globin gene. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Feb;54(2):332-5. PubMed PMID: 19852066.
	Ballabh P. Intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants: mechanism of disease. Pediatr Res. 2010 Jan;67(1):1-8. PubMed PMID: 19816235.
	Smedts HP, et al. VEGF polymorphisms are associated with endocardial cushion defects: a family-based case-control study. Pediatr Res. 2010 Jan;67(1):23-8. PubMed PMID: 19816237.
	Leviton A, et al. Microbiologic and histologic characteristics of the extremely preterm infant's placenta predict white matter damage and later cerebral palsy. the ELGAN study. Pediatr Res. 2010 Jan;67(1):95-101. PubMed PMID: 19745780.
	Knipscheer P, et al. The Fanconi anemia pathway promotes replication-dependent DNA interstrand cross-link repair. Science. 2009 Dec 18;326(5960):1698-701. PubMed PMID: 19965384.

	December 2009 Update
	Click here to download December 2009 Journal Watch list.
	Melanson SE, et al. Applying Lean/Toyota production system principles to improve phlebotomy patient satisfaction and workflow. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009 Dec;132(6):914-9. PubMed PMID: 19926584.
	Silingardi E, et al. Unexpected intrauterine fetal death in parvovirus B19 fetal infection. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2009 Dec;30(4):394-7. PubMed PMID: 19901803.
	Gualco G, et al.. Nodal diffuse large B-cell lymphomas in children and adolescents: immunohistochemical expression patterns and c-MYC translocation in relation to clinical outcome. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Dec;33(12):1815-22. PubMed PMID: 19816150.
	Qaddoumi I, et al. Outcome and prognostic features in pediatric gliomas: a review of 6212 cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Cancer. 2009 Oct 7;115(24):5761-5770. PubMed PMID: 19813274.
	Hsieh MH, et al. Increasing incidence of neuroblastoma and potentially higher associated mortality of children from nonmetropolitan areas: analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec;31(12):942-6. PubMed PMID: 19875967.
	Manea EM, et al. Pearson syndrome in the neonatal period: two case reports and review of the literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec;31(12):947-51. PubMed PMID: 19881395.
	Eventov-Friedman S, et al. Third trimester fetal intracranial hemorrhage owing to vitamin K deficiency associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec;31(12):985-8. PubMed PMID: 19956025.
	Narkewicz MR, et al.; Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group. Pattern of diagnostic evaluation for the causes of pediatric acute liver failure: an opportunity for quality improvement. J Pediatr. 2009 Dec;155(6):801-806.e1. PubMed PMID: 19643443.
	Eyre R, et al. Epidemiology of bone tumours in children and young adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec;53(6):941-52. Review. PubMed PMID: 19618453.
	Avigad S, et al. Aberrant methylation and reduced expression of RASSF1A in Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec;53(6):1023-8. PubMed PMID: 19637319.
	Barton VN, et al. PARP1 expression in pediatric central nervous system tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec 15;53(7):1227-30. PubMed PMID: 19533660.
	Sultan I, et al. Age, stage, and radiotherapy, but not primary tumor site, affects the outcome of patients with malignant rhabdoid tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):35-40. PubMed PMID: 19798737.
	Morgenstern DA, et al. Clinical and pathological features of paediatric malignant rhabdoid tumours. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan;54(1):29-34. PubMed PMID: 19653294.
	Lin YC, et al. Variants in the UGT1A1 gene and the risk of pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):e1221-7. PubMed PMID: 19948621.
	McGowan KE, et al. The changing face of childhood celiac disease in North America: impact of serological testing. Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):1572-8. PubMed PMID: 19948628.
	Chang HY. Anatomic demarcation of cells: genes to patterns. Science. 2009 Nov 27;326(5957):1206-7. PubMed PMID: 19965461.

(last updated 1-22-2010)

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Newsbytes (Links to recent news items of possible interest)

	Correlation between birth weight and vascular resistance.
	New gene associations with Crohn's disease identified
	Topiramate use during pregnancy may increase risk of birth defects.
	Mannitol inhalation helps patients with cystic fibrosis
	CDC Features: Fragile X Syndrome
	Family time decreases risky teen behavior

(last updated 7-29-08)

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From the Editor's Desk

Greetings, Colleagues!

We have a number of interesting developments to report. For Slide Survey and Slide Survey Online (SSO) subscribers, Cases 6 through 10 are available for your review. Answers need to be submitted by 11:59 PM PST on November 30, 2009, to receive CME credit and to have your answers included in the Survey. The Answers and Discussion for Cases 1 through 5 may also be found in the SSO section as a downloadable PDF file (click here to log on). Participants in the recent Philadelphia Combined SPP/PPS Fall Meeting, please note that Online Meeting Evaluations, Self-Assessment Module (SAM) post-tests, and CME/SAM claim forms are all available online (click here to log on). Speaking of meetings, Abstract Submission closed Monday night for the SPP Spring Meeting, to be held in Washington, D.C., March 20 and 21, 2010. More details about the meeting will be posted as they become available. Please note that SPP Membership Renewal for 2010 is underway (click here to renew). Potential new members, please use the same link to join us, and welcome! Finally, I would like to draw your attention to the return of Journal Watch, an eclectic selection of interesting article suggestions, located at the bottom of the Home page.

Until next time,
Robert E. Ruiz
SPP Website Editor
(last updated 11/12/2009)

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