HISTOPATHOLOGY
cod. 06956

Academic year 2011/12
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Anatomia patologica (MED/08)
Field
Diagnostica di laboratorio biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
220 hours
of face-to-face activities
10 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

Knowlegde of the fundamental morphologic and molecular techniques used in the
laboratory of Pathologic Anatomy

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Histology and having passed their first year examinations

Course unit content

Knowlegde of the fundamental morphologic and molecular techniques used in the
laboratory of Pathologic Anatomy

Full programme

Organization of the Pathologic Anatomy laboratory
Morphologic study of pathologic tissues
Tissue sampling, fixation and processing
Histomorphologic and histochemical stainings
Intraoperative frozen sections examination and cryotomy
Instrumentation of the Pathologic Anatomy laboratory
Security and prevention measures
Immunohistochemistry
Cytodiagnostic techniques
Transmission electron microscopy
Molecular biology techniques applied to Pathologic Anatomy

Bibliography

AA.VV. Anatomia Patologica: le basi. A cura di L. Ruco, A. Scarpa. UTET Scienze
Mediche, Torino, 2007
AA.VV. Manuale di Tecnica Cito-Istologica. A cura di S. Daniel, T. Zanin.
Documentazione Scientifica Editrice (DSE), Bologna, 1997
Printed forms of the Power Point slides presented during the course

Teaching methods

Lectures and laboratory practical work in Pathologic Anatomy

Assessment methods and criteria

Final oral examination.
During the course, a number of optional written tests will be administered to the
students to test their learning “in itinere”. Results of the tests will be considered in
the final evaluation.

Other information

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