MEETINGS
US / CANADIAN ACADEMY OF
PATHOLOGY
March 20 - 26, 1999
The San Francisco Hilton
Contact Ph: (706) 733 7550
Fax: (706) 733 8033
Email: iap@uscap.usa.com

BRITISH DIVISION
Symposium on Pulmonary
Pathology
Swansea, 16-17 April 1999.
Symposium on Gynaecological
Pathology
Sheffield, 10-11 September 1999.
Symposium on Urological
Pathology
London, 26-27 November 1999.

First Update, held in Liverpool in June
1998, the forthcoming meeting will comprise a series of talks by experts in different fields together with a whole-day slide
seminar and two evening workshops on
aspects of Diagnostic Histopathology andCytopathology. Details of the programme, together with the fee inclusiveof overnight accommodation and fullboard, lunch and light refreshments oneach day, will be announced later thisyear.
To be placed on the mailing-list, or to receive application forms, please contact
Professor C.S. Foster, Department of
Cellular and Molecular Pathology,
University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA.
Tel: 011 44 (151) 706 4480
Fax: 011 44 (151) 706 5883
e-mail: csfoster@liverpool.ac.uk

Contact: Mrs C Harris, British Divisionof the IAP, PO Box 73, Westbury on
Trym, Bristol BS9 1RY, United Kingdom,
Phone: 0117 907 7940
Fax: 0117 907 7941

SECOND SURGICAL PATHOLOGY UPDATE
University of Liverpool, UK.
16-18 June, 1999
Organised by Departments of Pathology in Liverpool and Manchester. Under
the joint aegis of the Royal College of
Pathologists (UK), the European Schoolof Pathology and the Association ofClinical Pathologists, this three-day, residential, intensive Update will focus on
current and difficult aspects of Histopathology and Cytopathology, including
application of novel investigative andresearch techniques. The course is suitable for candidates preparing to sit for
postgraduate qualifications in diagnostic surgical pathology, including the
MRCPath. and US Board Certification
examinations.
The course is also well-suited for established Surgical Pathologists, Cytopathologists and Basic Scientists wishing to update their understanding of the mostcontroversial subjects in tissue-pathology
at the present time. In response to the
INTERNATIONAL PATHOLOGY (ISSN 0020-8205)
is published quarterly by International Academy of
Pathology, AFIP, Washington, D.C. 20306.
Periodicals postage at Washington, D.C. andadditional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER:
Send address changes to:Administrative Officer
International Academy of Pathology
3643 Walton Way Extension
Augusta, Georgia 30909-7550

XXII CONGRESS INTERMILLENIUM
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF PATHOLOGY
October 25 - 30, 1999
Lima, Peru.
MAIN SUBJECTS The Early Detection of Four Carcinomas in Latin America Uterus (Cervix): Dra. Patricia Alonso
Breast: Dra Maria Merino
Stomach: Dr Pelayo Correa
Prostate: Dr Alberto Ayala.
LECTURES Old Diseases with New Challenges
New Diseases with Old ChallengesDr Ruy Perez-Tamayo
History of Pathology.
VISITING LECTURERS
Dr William Hartman
Dr Juan Rosai will present the Perez

Tamayo Lecture.
EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE Peruvian Mummies with Autopsies Performed
Ceramic Specimens with PathologicalRepresentations
Paleopathology as a tool for the studyof disease.
For More Information Contact:
Javier Arias-Stella Jr.
Email: aspath@mail.cosapidata.com.pe

THE EIGHTH EUROPEAN
TUTORIAL ON HAEMATOPATHOLOGY LEUKAEMIAS AND
LYMPHOMAS
Chair: D. Catovsky, J. Diebold,
G. Flandrin
March 6 - 10, 1999
Charing Cross Hospital & Westminster Medical School, London,
England.
This annual meeting is designed for 80100 fully trained and in-training pathologists, haematologists and oncologists.
No biological prerequisite is necessary.
The programme will be divided between lectures and microscopy review
sessions. A microscope and slides for the
study of over 140 cases will be lent toeach participant for the duration of thecourse. 25 CME points from the Royal
College of Pathologists (UK) will beawarded to eligible participants.
Main Topics:
Acute Leukaemias & Myelodysplastic
Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small B & T Cell Leukaemias; Malt Lymphoma; The Leukaemic Phase of NHL;
Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma; Immunohistochemistry of Lymphoma; Molecular
Biology of Lymphoma; Immunophenotype of Acute Leukaemia; Bone Marrow
Histology of Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small Cell and Mantle Cell NHL; Bone
Marrow Changes in Lymphoma; Molecular Genetics of Leukaemia; T Cell Lymphomas; Hodgkinís Disease & Anaplastic
Large Cell Lymphoma.
Contact: ESH - Centre Hayem, HopitalSaint Louis - 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75475 Paris, CEDEX France.
Ph: 33 1 42 06 65 40
Fax: 33 1 42 06 05 87
Email: eshdi@chu-stlouis.fr
Periodicals postage paid at
Washington, D.C. and additional
mailing office.

International
Congress 2000

Vol 39 No 4 1998

Nagoya, JapanThe Japanese Division of the I.A.P. will
be hosting the International Congress inthe city of Nagoya in the year 2000. The
city itself will be showcasing its international accomplishments and the Japanese Division will be showing Japanesepathology to the rest of the world.
Formed in 1960, the Japanese Division
was one of the first divisions of the
I.A.P. It has already hosted one International Congress - The Sixth - in Kyoto
in October 1966.
Leonardo da Vinci, the grand master of
the Italian Renaissance, was commissioned by Lord Ludovico of Milan tocreate the world’s largest statue, a work
which was to depict General Francesco
Sforza (the last Duke of Milan) mounted on horseback. By November of 1493,
Leonardo had completed a clay modelof the horse which measured 7.2 metersin height. Unfortunately, war interrupted his work. The planned bronze casting
was discontinued, and the clay model
was destroyed.
The reconstruction of the “phantom
statue” began with the construction of atwo meter clay model based upon the
study by Professor Tanaka of manuscripts discovered in Madrid in 1947, as
well as a number of preparatory sketches. This model was enlarged using computer technology, and the final versionof the statue was moulded in plastic, as
the legs would not be able to support
the weight of a bronze casting.
Nagoya is an important port and industrial centre. Built right on the harbour
front is the Nagoya Aquarium which
also houses the Chelonian (family name

Above: Courtyard in the centre of the Convention
Centre, Nagoya. Commanding pride of place in the
courtyard is the giant Sforza Monument. The connecting piece between the two towers houses a restaurantwith a panoramic view of the city.
Left: Professor Mikihiro Shamoto, a member of theOrganising Committee in Nagoya is dwarfed by theMonument. It was commissioned by the Tokai Bank
to be displayed at the World Design Expo 89 in Nagoya. The measurements are as follows: Height
8.3metres. Width 3.6 metres. Length 8.8 metres.

for turtles) Institute. The latter is themost prestigious centre in the world forresearch on sea turtles.
The Aquarium was opened on October
27, 1992 with the aim of educating the
public about the creatures of the sea.

(Seafood plays a very important part in
the Japanese diet.) As well as being a“showcase on the ocean”, it is a centre ofresearch, specialising in furtheringknowledge of the eight living species ofsea turtle. The Director of the Aquarium
is Dr Itaru Uchida. He is a world expert
on turtles and the first person to breed
them in captivity. He has initiated abreeding program at the aquarium.
The story told by the interactive displaysin the Aquarium is woven around a Voyage from Nagoya to the Antarctic. Its
central theme is the marine life of theGreat Barrier Reef which lies in the tropical waters just off the east coast of thenorthern part of Australia. The Aquaricontinued page 2

turtle have commercial value for the
food potential of their flesh (especiallythe green turtles), while others withcoloured shells (the hawksbill turtles) areused for making tortoise shell combs andother decorative items. Tortoise shell has
long been prized in Japan. The centre of
the tortoise shell industry is in the city ofNagasaki the same city in which Western
Medicine was first introduced into Japanby von Siebolt in the early 18th century.

Reportfrom the22nd Congress

Nice, France
October 18 - 23, 1998

Robin Cooke

The Oceanographic Research vessel “Fuji” anchoredat the Nagoya Aquarium.

was chosen because loggerhead turtles
come ashore each year to lay their eggs
on the beach. In the Museum they havelife size models of each of the eight species of sea turtles. The flatback turtle
occurs only in Australian waters. The
Aquarium and Dentsu Tec Inc commissioned Australian Environment International to recruit the Australian sculptress, Rhyl Hinwood, to prepare a fibreglass model of a flatback turtle. She also
made a bronze cast of a now extinct
species of turtle, the giant horned turtle(Meiolania). Fossil remains of this turtle
have been found in Australia, just westof the city of Brisbane.
In some countries turtles are being
raised for commercial purposes. With
the development of scientifically based
diets, turtles grown under artificial conditions grow more quickly than dothose in the wild.
Some species ofum and its educational displays were
designed in collaboration with the Tokyo-based publicity agency Dentsu Tec
Inc. and a number of Australian scientific organisations co-ordinated by Dr
Hugh Lavery of the company Australian Environment International.
The theme commemorates the partplayed by Japan in oceanographic research in Antarctica. The first Japanese
icebreaker - “The Fuji” - which waslaunched in 1965 and was retired in
1983, is now anchored in the harbour
adjacent to the entrance to the Aquarium. It was fitted out as an oceanographic research vessel during its period ofservice and has now been converted
into a museum and a floating restaurant.
One commentator described the Port ofNagoya Public Aquarium as follows “If a traveller could only visit one
aquarium in the world, and wished to
Sapporosee the grandest attempt to date to combine biology, technology, stagecraft, andconservation, the Port of Nagoya Public
HOKKAIDO
Aquarium would be the recommended
choice”. This assessment has been amply justified by the fact that the Aquarium was designed to cater for 700,000
visitors each year. After only three years
HONSHU
more than 10 million people had passed
through the Aquarium. This encouraged the administrators of the Aquarium to go ahead with the development of Stage 2 ofTokyo
the project. By the year
Kyoto
Osaka
2000, these extensions
should be completed Fukuoka
and the Aquarium
Hiwasawill be the largest
Nagasakiand most prestigious
SHIKOKU
in the world.
KYUSHUThe Nagoya Public
NagoyaAquarium has establishedInternationala turtle museum in theCongress 2000
town of Hiwasa on
OKINAWA
Shikoku Island,
south west of
Nagoya. This site

Dr Itaru Uchida inspects the bronze model of theextinct giant horned turtle made by sculptress
Rhyl Hinwood in her workshop in Brisbane,
Australia. It is now in position at the entrance tothe Turtle Museum in Hiwasa.

Editorial Comment

This edition of the News Bulletin is a
special edition which marks the reporton the successful Congress held in
Nice and the launching of the active
organisation for the next Congress inNagoya. This is the first time that theNews Bulletin has been printed in fullcolour. I hope you like it. The extra
cost involved in this production has
been offset by some paid advertising.
Robin Cooke

Correction in News
Bulletin Volume 39 Number 3
1998

It was reported under the Stowell-OrbisonAwards that Dr Mireille Kattar was from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr Richard S. Vander Heide, Director, Resident’s
Training Program, Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
48201 drew our attention to the fact that thiswas a mistake. Dr Kattar completed five
years of combined AP/CP training at Wayne
State University - Detroit Medical Center
where she conducted the research leading
to this prestigious award. Currently Dr Kattar
is at the University of Washington in Seattle
completing a Microbiology Fellowship. We
apologise to all concerned for this inaccuracy. Editor

Above right: Each morning of the Congress,
members of the organising team had a “working”
breakfast. The mood at the breakfast meeting on
the Thursday shows how well everything was going. L-R. Annette Jaubert, Guy Perie, Marcel
Bouc, Hubert Schill, Francis Jaubert (President of
the Congress), Jean Michel Coindre.
Right: Chantal Donne, Secretary of the Congress.
Far right: Robin Cooke (Editor of the News Bulletin, right) joins Guy Perie (Chairman of the Nice
Congress Organizing Committee, left), in toasting
the success of the Nagoya meeting with (left) Rikuo
Machinami (President of the Nagoya Congress)and (right) Atsuhiko Sakamoto (Secretary Generalof the Nagoya Congress). Guy, an expert on Frenchwine, chose a special wine from Arbois for the toast.
Arbois is a town in the wine growing area in the
North East of France. It was here that Louis Pasteur spent his childhood and where he did his first
great experiments that showed that the fermentation of grapes occurred as a result of the action ofliving micro-organisms, and that it was not a resultof “spontaneous generation” which was the belief atthat time. Pasteur’s home in Arbois is now preserved as a National Heritage. There is a small
vineyard attached to the house.

Right: The Executive of the IAP
for the next two years: Treasurer-Professor Jack Strong, Boyd Professor and Head, Department of
Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; Secretary - Dr Florabel Mullick, Director,
Center for Advanced Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA;
President - Professor Anna Kadar, Professor and Head, Second Department of Pathology,
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary; Immediate Past President - Professor Cecilia Fenoglio-Preisser, Mackenzie Professor and Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

T

his Congress attracted 2100
delegates and 350 accompanying persons. This made it thelargest attendance at an International Congress so far. The biggest number of delegates camefrom the US/Canadian Division.
The second largest group wasfrom France and the third largest
from Japan.

Trade Displays

at the Congress...

There were 808 poster displays. These came from members of almost every Division.
The French Division gave prizes
to 45 French entrants for posters of special merit. This was a
gesture to help subsidise
younger pathologists towards
the cost of attending the Congress.
There were 54 free paper sessions at the meeting. These,
too, are an important part of
the Congress because many
pathologists can only get travel
money from their organisations
if they are presenting a paper at
the meeting.
The British Division supported
one delegate from Africa. The
French Division supported fivepathologists from Africa. Delegates from Eastern Europe
were supported by the Frenchand by the US/Canadian Divisions. Some Nice pathologists
provided free accommodation
for delegates from Eastern Europe.
There was an art competition.
The oils section was won by
Shala Massoud, USA.
On the final evening of the Congress 300 people attended a piano concert to raise funds for
the PCD a society which provides
aid in the form of equipment andbooks to pathologists in former
French speaking colonies.
Dako was the major sponsor.
As well as providing food forsome of the social functions
they conducted a free Immunohistochemical workshop which
was attended by 450 delegates.
The organizing committee
would like to thank all those
who attended the meeting andall of those who worked towards making it the success it
was.
Francis Jaubert
President of the Congress

The Japan desk at the
Nice CongressThis was staffed throughout the week to provide information about Congress 2000 in
Nagoya. Over 500 early registrations weretaken.
Seated L-R; Naomi Smith (Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology), Leah Shander (IAPInternational Congress Organiser),
Congress Representative (Japan Convention Services).
Standing L-R; Professor Mikihiro Shamoto(Sec. of Nagoya Congress & Prof. Kyorin
Uni.), Professor Rikuo Machinami (Pres. of
Nagoya Congress & Prof. Tokyo Uni.), Dr
Florabel Mullick (Secretary of the IAP).

turtle have commercial value for the
food potential of their flesh (especiallythe green turtles), while others withcoloured shells (the hawksbill turtles) areused for making tortoise shell combs andother decorative items. Tortoise shell has
long been prized in Japan. The centre of
the tortoise shell industry is in the city ofNagasaki the same city in which Western
Medicine was first introduced into Japanby von Siebolt in the early 18th century.

Reportfrom the22nd Congress

Nice, France
October 18 - 23, 1998

Robin Cooke

The Oceanographic Research vessel “Fuji” anchoredat the Nagoya Aquarium.

was chosen because loggerhead turtles
come ashore each year to lay their eggs
on the beach. In the Museum they havelife size models of each of the eight species of sea turtles. The flatback turtle
occurs only in Australian waters. The
Aquarium and Dentsu Tec Inc commissioned Australian Environment International to recruit the Australian sculptress, Rhyl Hinwood, to prepare a fibreglass model of a flatback turtle. She also
made a bronze cast of a now extinct
species of turtle, the giant horned turtle(Meiolania). Fossil remains of this turtle
have been found in Australia, just westof the city of Brisbane.
In some countries turtles are being
raised for commercial purposes. With
the development of scientifically based
diets, turtles grown under artificial conditions grow more quickly than dothose in the wild.
Some species ofum and its educational displays were
designed in collaboration with the Tokyo-based publicity agency Dentsu Tec
Inc. and a number of Australian scientific organisations co-ordinated by Dr
Hugh Lavery of the company Australian Environment International.
The theme commemorates the partplayed by Japan in oceanographic research in Antarctica. The first Japanese
icebreaker - “The Fuji” - which waslaunched in 1965 and was retired in
1983, is now anchored in the harbour
adjacent to the entrance to the Aquarium. It was fitted out as an oceanographic research vessel during its period ofservice and has now been converted
into a museum and a floating restaurant.
One commentator described the Port ofNagoya Public Aquarium as follows “If a traveller could only visit one
aquarium in the world, and wished to
Sapporosee the grandest attempt to date to combine biology, technology, stagecraft, andconservation, the Port of Nagoya Public
HOKKAIDO
Aquarium would be the recommended
choice”. This assessment has been amply justified by the fact that the Aquarium was designed to cater for 700,000
visitors each year. After only three years
HONSHU
more than 10 million people had passed
through the Aquarium. This encouraged the administrators of the Aquarium to go ahead with the development of Stage 2 ofTokyo
the project. By the year
Kyoto
Osaka
2000, these extensions
should be completed Fukuoka
and the Aquarium
Hiwasawill be the largest
Nagasakiand most prestigious
SHIKOKU
in the world.
KYUSHUThe Nagoya Public
NagoyaAquarium has establishedInternationala turtle museum in theCongress 2000
town of Hiwasa on
OKINAWA
Shikoku Island,
south west of
Nagoya. This site

Dr Itaru Uchida inspects the bronze model of theextinct giant horned turtle made by sculptress
Rhyl Hinwood in her workshop in Brisbane,
Australia. It is now in position at the entrance tothe Turtle Museum in Hiwasa.

Editorial Comment

This edition of the News Bulletin is a
special edition which marks the reporton the successful Congress held in
Nice and the launching of the active
organisation for the next Congress inNagoya. This is the first time that theNews Bulletin has been printed in fullcolour. I hope you like it. The extra
cost involved in this production has
been offset by some paid advertising.
Robin Cooke

Correction in News
Bulletin Volume 39 Number 3
1998

It was reported under the Stowell-OrbisonAwards that Dr Mireille Kattar was from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr Richard S. Vander Heide, Director, Resident’s
Training Program, Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
48201 drew our attention to the fact that thiswas a mistake. Dr Kattar completed five
years of combined AP/CP training at Wayne
State University - Detroit Medical Center
where she conducted the research leading
to this prestigious award. Currently Dr Kattar
is at the University of Washington in Seattle
completing a Microbiology Fellowship. We
apologise to all concerned for this inaccuracy. Editor

Above right: Each morning of the Congress,
members of the organising team had a “working”
breakfast. The mood at the breakfast meeting on
the Thursday shows how well everything was going. L-R. Annette Jaubert, Guy Perie, Marcel
Bouc, Hubert Schill, Francis Jaubert (President of
the Congress), Jean Michel Coindre.
Right: Chantal Donne, Secretary of the Congress.
Far right: Robin Cooke (Editor of the News Bulletin, right) joins Guy Perie (Chairman of the Nice
Congress Organizing Committee, left), in toasting
the success of the Nagoya meeting with (left) Rikuo
Machinami (President of the Nagoya Congress)and (right) Atsuhiko Sakamoto (Secretary Generalof the Nagoya Congress). Guy, an expert on Frenchwine, chose a special wine from Arbois for the toast.
Arbois is a town in the wine growing area in the
North East of France. It was here that Louis Pasteur spent his childhood and where he did his first
great experiments that showed that the fermentation of grapes occurred as a result of the action ofliving micro-organisms, and that it was not a resultof “spontaneous generation” which was the belief atthat time. Pasteur’s home in Arbois is now preserved as a National Heritage. There is a small
vineyard attached to the house.

Right: The Executive of the IAP
for the next two years: Treasurer-Professor Jack Strong, Boyd Professor and Head, Department of
Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; Secretary - Dr Florabel Mullick, Director,
Center for Advanced Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA;
President - Professor Anna Kadar, Professor and Head, Second Department of Pathology,
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary; Immediate Past President - Professor Cecilia Fenoglio-Preisser, Mackenzie Professor and Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

T

his Congress attracted 2100
delegates and 350 accompanying persons. This made it thelargest attendance at an International Congress so far. The biggest number of delegates camefrom the US/Canadian Division.
The second largest group wasfrom France and the third largest
from Japan.

Trade Displays

at the Congress...

There were 808 poster displays. These came from members of almost every Division.
The French Division gave prizes
to 45 French entrants for posters of special merit. This was a
gesture to help subsidise
younger pathologists towards
the cost of attending the Congress.
There were 54 free paper sessions at the meeting. These,
too, are an important part of
the Congress because many
pathologists can only get travel
money from their organisations
if they are presenting a paper at
the meeting.
The British Division supported
one delegate from Africa. The
French Division supported fivepathologists from Africa. Delegates from Eastern Europe
were supported by the Frenchand by the US/Canadian Divisions. Some Nice pathologists
provided free accommodation
for delegates from Eastern Europe.
There was an art competition.
The oils section was won by
Shala Massoud, USA.
On the final evening of the Congress 300 people attended a piano concert to raise funds for
the PCD a society which provides
aid in the form of equipment andbooks to pathologists in former
French speaking colonies.
Dako was the major sponsor.
As well as providing food forsome of the social functions
they conducted a free Immunohistochemical workshop which
was attended by 450 delegates.
The organizing committee
would like to thank all those
who attended the meeting andall of those who worked towards making it the success it
was.
Francis Jaubert
President of the Congress

The Japan desk at the
Nice CongressThis was staffed throughout the week to provide information about Congress 2000 in
Nagoya. Over 500 early registrations weretaken.
Seated L-R; Naomi Smith (Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology), Leah Shander (IAPInternational Congress Organiser),
Congress Representative (Japan Convention Services).
Standing L-R; Professor Mikihiro Shamoto(Sec. of Nagoya Congress & Prof. Kyorin
Uni.), Professor Rikuo Machinami (Pres. of
Nagoya Congress & Prof. Tokyo Uni.), Dr
Florabel Mullick (Secretary of the IAP).

turtle have commercial value for the
food potential of their flesh (especiallythe green turtles), while others withcoloured shells (the hawksbill turtles) areused for making tortoise shell combs andother decorative items. Tortoise shell has
long been prized in Japan. The centre of
the tortoise shell industry is in the city ofNagasaki the same city in which Western
Medicine was first introduced into Japanby von Siebolt in the early 18th century.

Reportfrom the22nd Congress

Nice, France
October 18 - 23, 1998

Robin Cooke

The Oceanographic Research vessel “Fuji” anchoredat the Nagoya Aquarium.

was chosen because loggerhead turtles
come ashore each year to lay their eggs
on the beach. In the Museum they havelife size models of each of the eight species of sea turtles. The flatback turtle
occurs only in Australian waters. The
Aquarium and Dentsu Tec Inc commissioned Australian Environment International to recruit the Australian sculptress, Rhyl Hinwood, to prepare a fibreglass model of a flatback turtle. She also
made a bronze cast of a now extinct
species of turtle, the giant horned turtle(Meiolania). Fossil remains of this turtle
have been found in Australia, just westof the city of Brisbane.
In some countries turtles are being
raised for commercial purposes. With
the development of scientifically based
diets, turtles grown under artificial conditions grow more quickly than dothose in the wild.
Some species ofum and its educational displays were
designed in collaboration with the Tokyo-based publicity agency Dentsu Tec
Inc. and a number of Australian scientific organisations co-ordinated by Dr
Hugh Lavery of the company Australian Environment International.
The theme commemorates the partplayed by Japan in oceanographic research in Antarctica. The first Japanese
icebreaker - “The Fuji” - which waslaunched in 1965 and was retired in
1983, is now anchored in the harbour
adjacent to the entrance to the Aquarium. It was fitted out as an oceanographic research vessel during its period ofservice and has now been converted
into a museum and a floating restaurant.
One commentator described the Port ofNagoya Public Aquarium as follows “If a traveller could only visit one
aquarium in the world, and wished to
Sapporosee the grandest attempt to date to combine biology, technology, stagecraft, andconservation, the Port of Nagoya Public
HOKKAIDO
Aquarium would be the recommended
choice”. This assessment has been amply justified by the fact that the Aquarium was designed to cater for 700,000
visitors each year. After only three years
HONSHU
more than 10 million people had passed
through the Aquarium. This encouraged the administrators of the Aquarium to go ahead with the development of Stage 2 ofTokyo
the project. By the year
Kyoto
Osaka
2000, these extensions
should be completed Fukuoka
and the Aquarium
Hiwasawill be the largest
Nagasakiand most prestigious
SHIKOKU
in the world.
KYUSHUThe Nagoya Public
NagoyaAquarium has establishedInternationala turtle museum in theCongress 2000
town of Hiwasa on
OKINAWA
Shikoku Island,
south west of
Nagoya. This site

Dr Itaru Uchida inspects the bronze model of theextinct giant horned turtle made by sculptress
Rhyl Hinwood in her workshop in Brisbane,
Australia. It is now in position at the entrance tothe Turtle Museum in Hiwasa.

Editorial Comment

This edition of the News Bulletin is a
special edition which marks the reporton the successful Congress held in
Nice and the launching of the active
organisation for the next Congress inNagoya. This is the first time that theNews Bulletin has been printed in fullcolour. I hope you like it. The extra
cost involved in this production has
been offset by some paid advertising.
Robin Cooke

Correction in News
Bulletin Volume 39 Number 3
1998

It was reported under the Stowell-OrbisonAwards that Dr Mireille Kattar was from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr Richard S. Vander Heide, Director, Resident’s
Training Program, Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
48201 drew our attention to the fact that thiswas a mistake. Dr Kattar completed five
years of combined AP/CP training at Wayne
State University - Detroit Medical Center
where she conducted the research leading
to this prestigious award. Currently Dr Kattar
is at the University of Washington in Seattle
completing a Microbiology Fellowship. We
apologise to all concerned for this inaccuracy. Editor

Above right: Each morning of the Congress,
members of the organising team had a “working”
breakfast. The mood at the breakfast meeting on
the Thursday shows how well everything was going. L-R. Annette Jaubert, Guy Perie, Marcel
Bouc, Hubert Schill, Francis Jaubert (President of
the Congress), Jean Michel Coindre.
Right: Chantal Donne, Secretary of the Congress.
Far right: Robin Cooke (Editor of the News Bulletin, right) joins Guy Perie (Chairman of the Nice
Congress Organizing Committee, left), in toasting
the success of the Nagoya meeting with (left) Rikuo
Machinami (President of the Nagoya Congress)and (right) Atsuhiko Sakamoto (Secretary Generalof the Nagoya Congress). Guy, an expert on Frenchwine, chose a special wine from Arbois for the toast.
Arbois is a town in the wine growing area in the
North East of France. It was here that Louis Pasteur spent his childhood and where he did his first
great experiments that showed that the fermentation of grapes occurred as a result of the action ofliving micro-organisms, and that it was not a resultof “spontaneous generation” which was the belief atthat time. Pasteur’s home in Arbois is now preserved as a National Heritage. There is a small
vineyard attached to the house.

Right: The Executive of the IAP
for the next two years: Treasurer-Professor Jack Strong, Boyd Professor and Head, Department of
Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA; Secretary - Dr Florabel Mullick, Director,
Center for Advanced Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA;
President - Professor Anna Kadar, Professor and Head, Second Department of Pathology,
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary; Immediate Past President - Professor Cecilia Fenoglio-Preisser, Mackenzie Professor and Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

T

his Congress attracted 2100
delegates and 350 accompanying persons. This made it thelargest attendance at an International Congress so far. The biggest number of delegates camefrom the US/Canadian Division.
The second largest group wasfrom France and the third largest
from Japan.

Trade Displays

at the Congress...

There were 808 poster displays. These came from members of almost every Division.
The French Division gave prizes
to 45 French entrants for posters of special merit. This was a
gesture to help subsidise
younger pathologists towards
the cost of attending the Congress.
There were 54 free paper sessions at the meeting. These,
too, are an important part of
the Congress because many
pathologists can only get travel
money from their organisations
if they are presenting a paper at
the meeting.
The British Division supported
one delegate from Africa. The
French Division supported fivepathologists from Africa. Delegates from Eastern Europe
were supported by the Frenchand by the US/Canadian Divisions. Some Nice pathologists
provided free accommodation
for delegates from Eastern Europe.
There was an art competition.
The oils section was won by
Shala Massoud, USA.
On the final evening of the Congress 300 people attended a piano concert to raise funds for
the PCD a society which provides
aid in the form of equipment andbooks to pathologists in former
French speaking colonies.
Dako was the major sponsor.
As well as providing food forsome of the social functions
they conducted a free Immunohistochemical workshop which
was attended by 450 delegates.
The organizing committee
would like to thank all those
who attended the meeting andall of those who worked towards making it the success it
was.
Francis Jaubert
President of the Congress

The Japan desk at the
Nice CongressThis was staffed throughout the week to provide information about Congress 2000 in
Nagoya. Over 500 early registrations weretaken.
Seated L-R; Naomi Smith (Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology), Leah Shander (IAPInternational Congress Organiser),
Congress Representative (Japan Convention Services).
Standing L-R; Professor Mikihiro Shamoto(Sec. of Nagoya Congress & Prof. Kyorin
Uni.), Professor Rikuo Machinami (Pres. of
Nagoya Congress & Prof. Tokyo Uni.), Dr
Florabel Mullick (Secretary of the IAP).

MEETINGS
US / CANADIAN ACADEMY OF
PATHOLOGY
March 20 - 26, 1999
The San Francisco Hilton
Contact Ph: (706) 733 7550
Fax: (706) 733 8033
Email: iap@uscap.usa.com

BRITISH DIVISION
Symposium on Pulmonary
Pathology
Swansea, 16-17 April 1999.
Symposium on Gynaecological
Pathology
Sheffield, 10-11 September 1999.
Symposium on Urological
Pathology
London, 26-27 November 1999.

First Update, held in Liverpool in June
1998, the forthcoming meeting will comprise a series of talks by experts in different fields together with a whole-day slide
seminar and two evening workshops on
aspects of Diagnostic Histopathology andCytopathology. Details of the programme, together with the fee inclusiveof overnight accommodation and fullboard, lunch and light refreshments oneach day, will be announced later thisyear.
To be placed on the mailing-list, or to receive application forms, please contact
Professor C.S. Foster, Department of
Cellular and Molecular Pathology,
University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA.
Tel: 011 44 (151) 706 4480
Fax: 011 44 (151) 706 5883
e-mail: csfoster@liverpool.ac.uk

Contact: Mrs C Harris, British Divisionof the IAP, PO Box 73, Westbury on
Trym, Bristol BS9 1RY, United Kingdom,
Phone: 0117 907 7940
Fax: 0117 907 7941

SECOND SURGICAL PATHOLOGY UPDATE
University of Liverpool, UK.
16-18 June, 1999
Organised by Departments of Pathology in Liverpool and Manchester. Under
the joint aegis of the Royal College of
Pathologists (UK), the European Schoolof Pathology and the Association ofClinical Pathologists, this three-day, residential, intensive Update will focus on
current and difficult aspects of Histopathology and Cytopathology, including
application of novel investigative andresearch techniques. The course is suitable for candidates preparing to sit for
postgraduate qualifications in diagnostic surgical pathology, including the
MRCPath. and US Board Certification
examinations.
The course is also well-suited for established Surgical Pathologists, Cytopathologists and Basic Scientists wishing to update their understanding of the mostcontroversial subjects in tissue-pathology
at the present time. In response to the
INTERNATIONAL PATHOLOGY (ISSN 0020-8205)
is published quarterly by International Academy of
Pathology, AFIP, Washington, D.C. 20306.
Periodicals postage at Washington, D.C. andadditional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER:
Send address changes to:Administrative Officer
International Academy of Pathology
3643 Walton Way Extension
Augusta, Georgia 30909-7550

XXII CONGRESS INTERMILLENIUM
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF PATHOLOGY
October 25 - 30, 1999
Lima, Peru.
MAIN SUBJECTS The Early Detection of Four Carcinomas in Latin America Uterus (Cervix): Dra. Patricia Alonso
Breast: Dra Maria Merino
Stomach: Dr Pelayo Correa
Prostate: Dr Alberto Ayala.
LECTURES Old Diseases with New Challenges
New Diseases with Old ChallengesDr Ruy Perez-Tamayo
History of Pathology.
VISITING LECTURERS
Dr William Hartman
Dr Juan Rosai will present the Perez

Tamayo Lecture.
EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE Peruvian Mummies with Autopsies Performed
Ceramic Specimens with PathologicalRepresentations
Paleopathology as a tool for the studyof disease.
For More Information Contact:
Javier Arias-Stella Jr.
Email: aspath@mail.cosapidata.com.pe

THE EIGHTH EUROPEAN
TUTORIAL ON HAEMATOPATHOLOGY LEUKAEMIAS AND
LYMPHOMAS
Chair: D. Catovsky, J. Diebold,
G. Flandrin
March 6 - 10, 1999
Charing Cross Hospital & Westminster Medical School, London,
England.
This annual meeting is designed for 80100 fully trained and in-training pathologists, haematologists and oncologists.
No biological prerequisite is necessary.
The programme will be divided between lectures and microscopy review
sessions. A microscope and slides for the
study of over 140 cases will be lent toeach participant for the duration of thecourse. 25 CME points from the Royal
College of Pathologists (UK) will beawarded to eligible participants.
Main Topics:
Acute Leukaemias & Myelodysplastic
Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small B & T Cell Leukaemias; Malt Lymphoma; The Leukaemic Phase of NHL;
Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma; Immunohistochemistry of Lymphoma; Molecular
Biology of Lymphoma; Immunophenotype of Acute Leukaemia; Bone Marrow
Histology of Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small Cell and Mantle Cell NHL; Bone
Marrow Changes in Lymphoma; Molecular Genetics of Leukaemia; T Cell Lymphomas; Hodgkinís Disease & Anaplastic
Large Cell Lymphoma.
Contact: ESH - Centre Hayem, HopitalSaint Louis - 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75475 Paris, CEDEX France.
Ph: 33 1 42 06 65 40
Fax: 33 1 42 06 05 87
Email: eshdi@chu-stlouis.fr
Periodicals postage paid at
Washington, D.C. and additional
mailing office.

International
Congress 2000

Vol 39 No 4 1998

Nagoya, JapanThe Japanese Division of the I.A.P. will
be hosting the International Congress inthe city of Nagoya in the year 2000. The
city itself will be showcasing its international accomplishments and the Japanese Division will be showing Japanesepathology to the rest of the world.
Formed in 1960, the Japanese Division
was one of the first divisions of the
I.A.P. It has already hosted one International Congress - The Sixth - in Kyoto
in October 1966.
Leonardo da Vinci, the grand master of
the Italian Renaissance, was commissioned by Lord Ludovico of Milan tocreate the world’s largest statue, a work
which was to depict General Francesco
Sforza (the last Duke of Milan) mounted on horseback. By November of 1493,
Leonardo had completed a clay modelof the horse which measured 7.2 metersin height. Unfortunately, war interrupted his work. The planned bronze casting
was discontinued, and the clay model
was destroyed.
The reconstruction of the “phantom
statue” began with the construction of atwo meter clay model based upon the
study by Professor Tanaka of manuscripts discovered in Madrid in 1947, as
well as a number of preparatory sketches. This model was enlarged using computer technology, and the final versionof the statue was moulded in plastic, as
the legs would not be able to support
the weight of a bronze casting.
Nagoya is an important port and industrial centre. Built right on the harbour
front is the Nagoya Aquarium which
also houses the Chelonian (family name

Above: Courtyard in the centre of the Convention
Centre, Nagoya. Commanding pride of place in the
courtyard is the giant Sforza Monument. The connecting piece between the two towers houses a restaurantwith a panoramic view of the city.
Left: Professor Mikihiro Shamoto, a member of theOrganising Committee in Nagoya is dwarfed by theMonument. It was commissioned by the Tokai Bank
to be displayed at the World Design Expo 89 in Nagoya. The measurements are as follows: Height
8.3metres. Width 3.6 metres. Length 8.8 metres.

for turtles) Institute. The latter is themost prestigious centre in the world forresearch on sea turtles.
The Aquarium was opened on October
27, 1992 with the aim of educating the
public about the creatures of the sea.

(Seafood plays a very important part in
the Japanese diet.) As well as being a“showcase on the ocean”, it is a centre ofresearch, specialising in furtheringknowledge of the eight living species ofsea turtle. The Director of the Aquarium
is Dr Itaru Uchida. He is a world expert
on turtles and the first person to breed
them in captivity. He has initiated abreeding program at the aquarium.
The story told by the interactive displaysin the Aquarium is woven around a Voyage from Nagoya to the Antarctic. Its
central theme is the marine life of theGreat Barrier Reef which lies in the tropical waters just off the east coast of thenorthern part of Australia. The Aquaricontinued page 2

MEETINGS
US / CANADIAN ACADEMY OF
PATHOLOGY
March 20 - 26, 1999
The San Francisco Hilton
Contact Ph: (706) 733 7550
Fax: (706) 733 8033
Email: iap@uscap.usa.com

BRITISH DIVISION
Symposium on Pulmonary
Pathology
Swansea, 16-17 April 1999.
Symposium on Gynaecological
Pathology
Sheffield, 10-11 September 1999.
Symposium on Urological
Pathology
London, 26-27 November 1999.

First Update, held in Liverpool in June
1998, the forthcoming meeting will comprise a series of talks by experts in different fields together with a whole-day slide
seminar and two evening workshops on
aspects of Diagnostic Histopathology andCytopathology. Details of the programme, together with the fee inclusiveof overnight accommodation and fullboard, lunch and light refreshments oneach day, will be announced later thisyear.
To be placed on the mailing-list, or to receive application forms, please contact
Professor C.S. Foster, Department of
Cellular and Molecular Pathology,
University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA.
Tel: 011 44 (151) 706 4480
Fax: 011 44 (151) 706 5883
e-mail: csfoster@liverpool.ac.uk

Contact: Mrs C Harris, British Divisionof the IAP, PO Box 73, Westbury on
Trym, Bristol BS9 1RY, United Kingdom,
Phone: 0117 907 7940
Fax: 0117 907 7941

SECOND SURGICAL PATHOLOGY UPDATE
University of Liverpool, UK.
16-18 June, 1999
Organised by Departments of Pathology in Liverpool and Manchester. Under
the joint aegis of the Royal College of
Pathologists (UK), the European Schoolof Pathology and the Association ofClinical Pathologists, this three-day, residential, intensive Update will focus on
current and difficult aspects of Histopathology and Cytopathology, including
application of novel investigative andresearch techniques. The course is suitable for candidates preparing to sit for
postgraduate qualifications in diagnostic surgical pathology, including the
MRCPath. and US Board Certification
examinations.
The course is also well-suited for established Surgical Pathologists, Cytopathologists and Basic Scientists wishing to update their understanding of the mostcontroversial subjects in tissue-pathology
at the present time. In response to the
INTERNATIONAL PATHOLOGY (ISSN 0020-8205)
is published quarterly by International Academy of
Pathology, AFIP, Washington, D.C. 20306.
Periodicals postage at Washington, D.C. andadditional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER:
Send address changes to:Administrative Officer
International Academy of Pathology
3643 Walton Way Extension
Augusta, Georgia 30909-7550

XXII CONGRESS INTERMILLENIUM
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF PATHOLOGY
October 25 - 30, 1999
Lima, Peru.
MAIN SUBJECTS The Early Detection of Four Carcinomas in Latin America Uterus (Cervix): Dra. Patricia Alonso
Breast: Dra Maria Merino
Stomach: Dr Pelayo Correa
Prostate: Dr Alberto Ayala.
LECTURES Old Diseases with New Challenges
New Diseases with Old ChallengesDr Ruy Perez-Tamayo
History of Pathology.
VISITING LECTURERS
Dr William Hartman
Dr Juan Rosai will present the Perez

Tamayo Lecture.
EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE Peruvian Mummies with Autopsies Performed
Ceramic Specimens with PathologicalRepresentations
Paleopathology as a tool for the studyof disease.
For More Information Contact:
Javier Arias-Stella Jr.
Email: aspath@mail.cosapidata.com.pe

THE EIGHTH EUROPEAN
TUTORIAL ON HAEMATOPATHOLOGY LEUKAEMIAS AND
LYMPHOMAS
Chair: D. Catovsky, J. Diebold,
G. Flandrin
March 6 - 10, 1999
Charing Cross Hospital & Westminster Medical School, London,
England.
This annual meeting is designed for 80100 fully trained and in-training pathologists, haematologists and oncologists.
No biological prerequisite is necessary.
The programme will be divided between lectures and microscopy review
sessions. A microscope and slides for the
study of over 140 cases will be lent toeach participant for the duration of thecourse. 25 CME points from the Royal
College of Pathologists (UK) will beawarded to eligible participants.
Main Topics:
Acute Leukaemias & Myelodysplastic
Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small B & T Cell Leukaemias; Malt Lymphoma; The Leukaemic Phase of NHL;
Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma; Immunohistochemistry of Lymphoma; Molecular
Biology of Lymphoma; Immunophenotype of Acute Leukaemia; Bone Marrow
Histology of Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Small Cell and Mantle Cell NHL; Bone
Marrow Changes in Lymphoma; Molecular Genetics of Leukaemia; T Cell Lymphomas; Hodgkinís Disease & Anaplastic
Large Cell Lymphoma.
Contact: ESH - Centre Hayem, HopitalSaint Louis - 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75475 Paris, CEDEX France.
Ph: 33 1 42 06 65 40
Fax: 33 1 42 06 05 87
Email: eshdi@chu-stlouis.fr
Periodicals postage paid at
Washington, D.C. and additional
mailing office.

International
Congress 2000

Vol 39 No 4 1998

Nagoya, JapanThe Japanese Division of the I.A.P. will
be hosting the International Congress inthe city of Nagoya in the year 2000. The
city itself will be showcasing its international accomplishments and the Japanese Division will be showing Japanesepathology to the rest of the world.
Formed in 1960, the Japanese Division
was one of the first divisions of the
I.A.P. It has already hosted one International Congress - The Sixth - in Kyoto
in October 1966.
Leonardo da Vinci, the grand master of
the Italian Renaissance, was commissioned by Lord Ludovico of Milan tocreate the world’s largest statue, a work
which was to depict General Francesco
Sforza (the last Duke of Milan) mounted on horseback. By November of 1493,
Leonardo had completed a clay modelof the horse which measured 7.2 metersin height. Unfortunately, war interrupted his work. The planned bronze casting
was discontinued, and the clay model
was destroyed.
The reconstruction of the “phantom
statue” began with the construction of atwo meter clay model based upon the
study by Professor Tanaka of manuscripts discovered in Madrid in 1947, as
well as a number of preparatory sketches. This model was enlarged using computer technology, and the final versionof the statue was moulded in plastic, as
the legs would not be able to support
the weight of a bronze casting.
Nagoya is an important port and industrial centre. Built right on the harbour
front is the Nagoya Aquarium which
also houses the Chelonian (family name

Above: Courtyard in the centre of the Convention
Centre, Nagoya. Commanding pride of place in the
courtyard is the giant Sforza Monument. The connecting piece between the two towers houses a restaurantwith a panoramic view of the city.
Left: Professor Mikihiro Shamoto, a member of theOrganising Committee in Nagoya is dwarfed by theMonument. It was commissioned by the Tokai Bank
to be displayed at the World Design Expo 89 in Nagoya. The measurements are as follows: Height
8.3metres. Width 3.6 metres. Length 8.8 metres.

for turtles) Institute. The latter is themost prestigious centre in the world forresearch on sea turtles.
The Aquarium was opened on October
27, 1992 with the aim of educating the
public about the creatures of the sea.

(Seafood plays a very important part in
the Japanese diet.) As well as being a“showcase on the ocean”, it is a centre ofresearch, specialising in furtheringknowledge of the eight living species ofsea turtle. The Director of the Aquarium
is Dr Itaru Uchida. He is a world expert
on turtles and the first person to breed
them in captivity. He has initiated abreeding program at the aquarium.
The story told by the interactive displaysin the Aquarium is woven around a Voyage from Nagoya to the Antarctic. Its
central theme is the marine life of theGreat Barrier Reef which lies in the tropical waters just off the east coast of thenorthern part of Australia. The Aquaricontinued page 2