- Docente: Maristella Saponara
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 8486)
Learning outcomes
After completing this module, the student has achieved skills on the fundamentals of oncological diseases: diagnosis and treatment.
Course contents
The course aims to give the student a basic knowledge on the following topics:
§ BASIC PRINCIPLES of oncology
Definition of cancer. Malignant and benign tumors. Histological
classification of tumors in reference to the tissue of
origin. Concept of grading and staging. Cancer epidemiology
and risk factors. Biological basis of tumor development and stages
of carcinogenesis. The primary and secondary prevention. General
principles of diagnosis and therapy of tumors. Differnt
setting of treatment (neoadjuvant, adjuvant, for advanced disease).
Integration strategy of treatment (radiation therapy, surgery,
thermoablation, others). Whom evaluation of oncologic patient.
Response evaluation criteria (old and new criteria).
§ BREAST CANCER
Epidemiology and risk factors. Population screening. Clinical and
radiological diagnosis. Staging: TNM system. General principles of
treatment of localized and advanced disease. Surgery, radiation
therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, therapy with monoclonal
antibodies. Breast cancer during pregnancy.
§ COLO-RECTAL CANCER
Epidemiology and risk factors. Hereditary forms: familial
adenomatous polyposis and hereditary syndrome not associated with
polyposis. Diagnosis, staging and treatment of localized and
advanced disease. Neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy in rectal
cancer.
§ LUNG CANCER
Epidemiology and Risk Factors. Clinical and histological
types of lung cancer. Role of diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis.
TNM staging. General principles of treatment of localized and
advanced disease.
§ PROSTATE CANCER
Epidemiology. Diagnosis, stadiation and treatment of localized (surgery, radiation therapy and brachytherapy) and advanced (hormone therapy, chemotherapy) disease.
§ MELANOMA
Epidemiology and risk factors. Role of primary and
secondary prevention. Clinical forms. Histological types and
clinical presentation. Diagnosis, staging and therapy.
§ RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Epidemiology and risk factors. Histological types and clinical presentation. Diagnosis, staging and treatment of the localized (conservative surgery/nefrectomy) and advanced (new target therapy) disease.
§ RARE TUMORS: Sarcomas and GIST
Issues relating to the management of rare cancers. Epidemiology. General characteristics. Histotypes and Risk stratification. Molecular characteristics. Target Therapy. Response evaluation criteria.
§ CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO CHEMOTHERAPY AND NEW DRUGS
Old and new criteria of radiological response evaluation.
Readings/Bibliography
AIOM guidelines
Assessment methods
Multiple-choice tests
Teaching tools
Lessons and power-point slides
Office hours
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