ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: VVSS00320f12
Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Veterinary oncology and biopsy technique
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 8
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 8 / 7 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Janusz A. Madej
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: -Student explains possibilieties of cytological (fine needle aspiration biopsy, exfoliative cytodiagnosis, fluids from body cavities) and histopathological diagnostics. -Discusses the rules for sampling and fixation of material for the research, carry out the cytological slides and interpretation of the results. Practical skills: -Recognizes benign and malignant tumors on the basis of cytological and histological slides, can determine neoplasms origin and malignancy. -Takes samples, fixes, and describes material for cytology and histopathology.

Competences: -diagnoses benign or malignant tumors in cytological and histopathological slides.

Prerequisites: Passed pathomorphology exam

Course content: During the course, students learn the basics of diagnostic cyto-and histopathological changes in malignant or benign tumors (inflammatory reactions, etc.).

Recommended literature: Madej J.A., Rotkiewicz T.: Patologia ogólna zwierząt. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn 2006 Madej J.A., Rotkiewicz T, Nozdryn Płotnicki Z: Patologia szczegółowa zwierząt. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn 2007 Madej J. A., Hoszka M., Nowak M. Dzimira S.: Histopatologia zwierząt domowych. Przewodnik do ćwiczeń. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu. 2010 Sapierzyński R: Onkologia praktyczna psów i kotów. Elsevier Urban i Partner, Wrocław 2010

Assessment methods: Oral assessement

Comment: This subject will be led for group of 18 students