Course program
Anatomic Pathology as medical science. The laboratory of Anatomic Pathology. Diagnostic paths and methodologies in Anatomic Pathology. Blood vessels (arteriosclerosis, vasculitides, aneurysms). Heart (congestive heart disease, ischemic heart disease, endocardial and valvular diseases, myocardial diseases, pericardial diseases). Lung and Pleura (vascular disorders, chronic obstructive disease, infections, interstitial diseases, tumors). Gastrointestinal tract (congenital diseases, inflammations, vascular lesions, malabsorption syndromes, tumors). Liver and biliary tract (hereditary diseases, circulatory disorders, infection, cirrhosis, tumors). Pancreas (pancreatitis, tumors); Kidney (cystic disease, glomerular diseases, tubular and tubular-interstitial diseases, diseases of blood vessels, lithiasis, tumors). Urinary bladder (inflammations, tumors). Hematopoiesis, bone marrow and spleen (anemia, leukemias, chronic myeloproliferative diseases, lymphomas). Nervous system (infections, vascular disease, trauma, tumors). Male genital system (inflammations, vascular disturbances, tumors); Female genital system (inflammations, vascular disturbances, tumors) Breast (fibrocystic disease, tumors). Endocrine system (hypo- and hyperfunction conditions, tumors). Skeletal system (infections, metabolic disorders, tumors).
The teaching course includes the discussion of numerous clinical cases. No more than 6 hours, at the beginning of the first semester, is dedicated to the general aspects of Anatomic Pathology, the rest of the course is dedicated to the specific topics of the program.
Prerequisites
In order to understand properly the content of the course and to achieve the learning objectives, at the beginning of the didactic activity the student must possess adequate knowledge of normal Anatomy and Histology, Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Physiology and General Pathology. Cultural prerequisites: see vedi https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/it/corso/2017/medicina-e-chirurgia-0/insegnamenti/pages/2224507 (Educational regulations approved according to the D.M. 270/04, Art. 3).
Books
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Elsevier, X Edizione, 2020
Robbins, Kumar, Cotran: Anatomia Patologica, EMSI, VII Edizione, 2005.
Rubin: Anatomia Patologica, Piccin-Nuova Libraria, 2014.
Frequency
The student must attend all the didactic activities of the CLMMC. The attendance is controlled by the teacher through updated lists that are provided by the Academic Office and signed by the students. The certificate of attendance of the teaching course is required for the student to be admitted to the final test (Educational regulations approved according to the D.M. 270/04 (Art. 3).
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on oral exams with questions related to the course program and takes into account: a) knowledge of the topics related to the questions; b) adequacy of the answer to each question based on the expected skills at the end of the course; c) logic of the answer; d) use of an appropriate language.
Bibliography
Scientific articles related to topics included in the program will be recommended for integrative purposes to frontal lessons and adopted texts.
Lesson mode
The course is done in two consecutive semesters (first semester: Anatomic Pathology IS; second semester: Anatomic Pathology IIS) and is essentially based on didactic lectures characterized by continuous interaction between teachers and students. Other teaching methods may include analysis of histological samples and/or autoptic pathology.