CYTOPATHOLOGY
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The student, to access the course, must have knowledge and skills acquired in previous teachings, concerning human anatomy, physiology, general pathology, immunology, microbiology.
Final test will consist in an oral interview that will focus on open questions on the topics covered in class.
The evaluation will take into consideration:
- detail, precision and significance in the theoretical contents acquired
- ability to present, argue and synthesize the leaned concepts with an appropriate language
- relevance and correctness
The personal re-elaboration of the learned contents and the ability to apply them to practical contexts will constitute a criterion of merit
The teaching activity aims to provide students with the tools to:
- Understand the methodological aspects of cytopathological analyzes
- Understand the cytopathological pictures of the main diseases
- Understand the applicative and interpretative criteria of cytopathological examinations
The course will focus on:
- Indications and execution of cytopathological analyzes by exfoliation, by brushing, by needle aspiration
- Cervicovaginal cytopathology
- Cytopathology of effusions
- Cytopathology of the lymph nodes, thyroid, salivary glands, deep masses, breast
- Colpocytopathology
- Cytology of effusions
- Urinary cytology
- Thyroid cytology
- Cytology of the lymph nodes
- Breast cytology
- Deep masses cytology
A.S. Field, M.A. Zarka: Practical Cytopathology
Ed: Elseviers 2017
The teaching is proposed through lectures conducted by the teacher with the use of support materials (slides, example models, documents, bibliographic materials ...).
Students are required to systematically proceed with the independent study of the provided material, prepare the activities to be carried out in the classroom (if needed), and actively participate in the proposed discussions.
Students are always invited to contact the teacher in case of need for further information or clarification.
Office Hours: by appointment: silvia.uccella@uninsubria.it