FIRST PART IV YEAR - II SEMESTER
Introduction
Role of Anatomic-Pathology in the study of diseases
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Composition of the pathological report
Diagnostic procedures: authopsy, cytologic examination, histologic examination, electron microscopy, intraoperatory examination
Special techniques: histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, molecular techniques (se corse module by Prof. W. Vermi); usefulness of the special techniques in the diagnostic problem-solving (examples).
Salivary glands
Siogren syndrome
Main salivary tumors; benign (Plaomorphic Adenoma; Warthin's tumor), malignant (Adenoid-cystic carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Ductal carcinoma)
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Pathology of the breast
Pre-operatory examination techniques
Classification of benign breast lesions (Non proliferative; Proliferative without atypia; Proliferative with atypia) e their biological significance
The "B" breast biopsy categories
Breast Carcinoma: main parameters of the histopathological report (macroscopical; microscopical: main histological subtypes; grading, prognostic markers, markers predictive of treatment response, molecular classification of breast carcinoma)
Male breast pathology (gynecomastia; carcinoma)
Female genital tract
Vulga e vagina: dysplasia and carcinoma
Uterine cevix
Dysplasia and carcinoma (suqmous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma).
Main parameters of the histological report of the cervical carcinoma
Role of HPV in the histogenesis of proliferative lesions of the cervix
Screening of the cervical carcinoma: Pap-Test and HPV-DNA test.
Main diagnostic cytological categories according to the Bethesda system
Endometrium
Abnormal utrerine bleeding
Endometrial polyps
Endometrial hyperplasia: simplex, complex and atypical
Endometrial carcinoma: adenocarcinoma type I and II)
Main parameters of the histological report of the endometrial carcinoma
Stromal endometrial neoplasms
Myometrial neoplasms: leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma
Endometriosis
Placenta: molar pathology and coriocarcinoma
Ovary
Epithelial tumors: benign, borderline and malignant (histotypes)
Histogenetic classification of malignant ovarian epithelial tumors