Module Details

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

MS1041

Course
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Code
MS1041
Academic Year
2024/2025
Curriculum Year
2019/2020
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
2
Lecture Hours
16
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/40 - Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
6
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Female cancer prevention
Reference Texts
- Ginecologia e ostetricia. Livio Zanoio, Eliana Barcellona, Gabrio Zacché; edizione Edra Masson.
- Ginecologia e Ostetricia; Pescetto G, De Cecco L ; Soc. Ed. Universo.
Learning Outcomes
- Allow the student to learn the main concepts related to gynecological oncology.
- Provide the student with the tools to understand the main tumor pathologies affecting the female reproductive system, from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up.
- Provide the student with information on the main preventive strategies in gynecological oncology.
- Encourage the connection and application of knowledge acquired in other disciplines to enhance and improve understanding in the obstetric/gynecological field.
Teaching Methods
- Participated frontal lectures.
- Discussion of clinical cases.
- Practical training.
- Reading scientific papers.
Assessment Methods
The exam consists of a written test (multiple-choice questions) covering the topics included in the program.
Detailed Syllabus
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Female cancer prevention (cervical cancer screening, Pap-test/HPV-test, BRCA gene mutation)
- Gender Medicine (analyzing the impact of gender on human physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of diseases in the gynecological field)
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must have knowledge of:
- main pathologies in gynecological oncology.
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