PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021/2022

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY

3 credits
TECNICHE MORFOLOGICHE APPLICATE

2 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of normal human anatomy and histology.

AF code:

20024011

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Multiple-choice tests; oral exam.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

To learn the criteria of the organization of the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory.
To acquire the theoretical and practical principles of the main morphological techniques used in the Histopathology Laboratory.
To acquire the theoretical and practical principles of the main morphological techniques used in the Cytopathology Laboratory, and to acknowledge their applications in Cytodiagnostics.
To learn the theoretical principles of Ultrastructural Pathology and its applications in diagnostics.
To acquire the theoretical basis of autoptic techniques.
To acquire the theoretical and practical principles of the main functional and molecular morphological techniques used in the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory and their applications in diagnostics.
To acknowledge the role of the Biomedical Laboratory Technician in the field of cancer diagnostics.

Contents

Historical references about Anatomic Pathology and its evolution in the "Surgical Pathology".
Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Organization.
The clinical autopsy.
Sampling, fixation and processing of tissue samples.
The cutting of paraffin sections
Routine, histomorphological, and histochemical staining techniques.
The intraoperative histological examination.
Immunohistochemistry: methodologies and applications.
In situ hybridization: methodologies and applications.
Application of ancillary methods for the definition of diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive indicators in oncology.
Historical overview of the origins and development of Cytopathology.
Normal cell morphology and the definition of cellular atypia.
Collection and processing of cytological samples.
Liquid-based cytology.
Preparation and staining of cytological specimens.
The cervicovaginal cytology and the definition of screening cytology.
Thyroid Cytology.
Urine cytology.
Pulmonary Cytology.
Breast cytology.
Serous effusions cytology.
Ultrastructural Pathology: Historical notes on the development of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Indications for electron microscopy in the diagnosis of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases.

Recommended Bibliography

Aldo Scarpa, Luigi Ruco. Anatomia patologica - Le basi
Editore: Utet Scienze Mediche; Edizione: 2007
Handouts from Power-point presentations.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures with Power-point presentations.

Contacts/More Information

Prof. Paolo Cossu Rocca
mail: rocco@uniss.it
Tel: 3291710284

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