AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is divided into several parts that concern
• The techniques used in histopathology, cytopathology, immunochemistry, in situ hybridization and molecular pathology.
• The indications and purposes of the autopsy.
• The systematic pathology of the various organs and systems.
• Correlations between macro and microscopic lesions and clinical pictures.
• For neoplastic pathology, prognostic and predictive factors of therapeutic response.
• Biopsy and cytopathology indications.
• The meaning and value of microscopic and molecular findings in the definition of various diseases.
• The course also includes a professional part in which cases of diagnostics are analyzed, highlighting how to fill out a request for an anatomopathological examination and how to interpret a report. This part also includes the microscopic discussion of clinical-pathological cases.

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom lessons and slide seminars

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGY
Coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction (causes and mechanisms, morphology and evolution)
Endocarditis and valvulopathy (classification, pathology and complications)
Cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomegaly. Congestive heart failure
Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy. Diagnostic role of endomyocardial biopsy
Pericarditis and haemopericardium
Sudden cardiac death: morphological aspects
Aneurysms and degenerative pathology of large vases: morphological aspects
Vasculitis: morphological aspects
Pulmonary Edema, Infarction, Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension
Respiratory distress in  adults and newborn
Air lung content alterations (emphysema and atelectasia).
Chronic obstructive and restrictive pneumopathies: natural history and morphological aspects
Pneumonia, bronchopneumonia and lung abscess: morphological aspects
Pneumoconiosis: etiopathogenesis, morphological aspects and natural history.
Interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary fibrosis: morphological aspects
Tuberculosis and sarcoidosis: morphological aspects
Lung tumors: Classification criteria, morphological aspects, isto-prognostic correlations and natural history
Pleuritis and pleural tumors: Morphological aspects
Cytological examination: generality and applications in pulmonary pathology

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robbins & Cotran- Le basi patologiche delle malattie. EDRA MASSON (9a ediz. Italiana, 2015)

Gallo e D’Amati- Anatomia Patologica – La sistematica. UTET (1 a ediz., 2008)

Ruco e Scarpa- Anatomia Patologica – Le basi. UTET (1 a ediz., 2008)

All the slides shown in the course can be downloaded from Aulaweb

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIORGIO GHIGLIOTTI (President)

GIOVANNI PASSALACQUA (President)

ITALO PORTO (President)

PIETRO AMERI

DIEGO BAGNASCO

MANRICO BALBI

MARCO CANEPA

LUCA MASTRACCI

ANNA MARIA RICCIO

GIAN MARCO ROSA

ROCCO VERGALLO

FULVIO BRAIDO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October 1st 2018

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Partial “ongoing” verification of topics covered in 3rd year, 2nd semester at the end of the 3rd year.

The exam of the course of Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Correlations at the end of 4th year also includes the verification of topics treated in the 4th year - 1st semester.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

ORAL EXAMINATION: Each candidate is offered 4 topics of oncological and non-oncological nature. After the submission of the arguments, the candidate is given a variable time (about 20 ') to arrange his own presentation even by producing written notes. After this first stage, an oral assessment is held with at least two professors.
The final evaluation also takes into account the outcome of the previously conducted test on the topics covered during the third year - II semester.