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Practical Updates in Breast Pathology: Common and Rare Diseases

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The Journal of Clinical and Translational Pathology (JCTP), the official journal of the Chinese American Pathologists Association (CAPA), invites submissions for its upcoming Special Issue on Breast Pathology, with Dr. Huina Zhang from University of Rochester and Dr. Yan Peng from UT Southwestern Medical Center serving as Guest Editors.

This special issue seeks to highlight cutting-edge research and advancements in Breast Pathology, including original studies, review articles, and case reports. Submissions exploring the molecular mechanisms, tumor biomarkers, and novel diagnostic techniques for breast cancer are especially encouraged.

Priority will be given to articles exploring the pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, and novel diagnostic techniques for breast diseases with a high standard of peer review. All publications will be open access to all readers, and all accepted papers will be highlighted in this special issue on our website.
This special issue presents updates on various breast lesions. Topics include diagnostic challenges and practical approaches to common lesions; an overview of epithelial and myoepithelial tumors; extremely rare breast cancers with widespread metastasis responding to therapy; cancer biomarkers and their intratumoral heterogeneity; and molecular ESR1 assessment in the era of precision oncology.

Publication date: An article will be published online as soon as it is accepted.

Guest Editor

Yan Peng

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Dr. Peng is a Professor of Pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). She earned her MD and PhD degrees from Beijing Medical University. She completed her combined anatomic and clinical pathology residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), followed by two ACGME-accredited fellowships: one in breast and gynecologic pathology at UPMC, and another in cytopathology at BIDMC/Harvard Medical School.

Guest Editor

Huina Zhang

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Huina Zhang, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of Gynecologic Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, with subspecialty expertise in breast and gynecologic pathology. She earned her MD and PhD degrees in China, completed residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and subsequently completed a clinical instructorship in breast and gynecologic pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Important Dates

Submission open date: June 1, 2026

Submission deadline: August 31, 2026