Learning objectives
Learning of fundamentals in epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, macro- and microscopic pathological anatomy, and anatomical/clinical correlations of the main lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (including pancreas and liver) and of the endocrine system
Prerequisites
<br />Basic knowledge and passing of appropriate examinations in:<br />HUMAN ANATOMY<br />HISTOLOGY<br />GENERAL PATHOLOGY<br />HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Course unit content
<br /><br />Fundamentals of epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, macro- and microscopic pathological anatomy, and anatomical/clinical correlations of the main lesions of the following systems:<br />Digestive system<br />Esophagus<br />Esophagitis<br /> Reflux esophagitis, Barrett’s Esophagus<br />Malignant tumours<br /> Squamous cell carcinoma. Adenocarcinoma<br />Stomach<br />Gastritis<br /> Acute forms<br /> Chronic forms (including H.pylori infection)<br />Peptic ulcer diseases<br /> Peptic ulcer (including duodenal ulcer)<br /> Acute gastric ulcers<br />Benign tumours (polyps)<br />Gastric carcinoma<br />Intestine<br />Malabsorption Syndromes<br /> Celiac disease<br /> Whipple’s Disease <br />Idiopathic inflammatory intestinal disease<br /> Crohn’s Disease<br /> Ulcerous rectocolitis<br />Benign tumours<br />Hyperplastic polyps.<br />Adenomas <br />Malignant tumours<br /> Colorectal carcinoma<br />Carcinoids<br />Liver<br />Alcoholic Disease<br />Hepatic cirrhosis<br />Tumours of the liver<br />Pancreas<br />Acute pancreatitis<br />Chronic pancreatitis<br />Exocrine tumours of the pancreas<br />Endocrine system<br />Thyroid<br /> Hyperthyroidism, Thyroiditis, Tumours<br />Parathyroids<br />Endocrine pancreas<br /> Diabetes, Pathogenesis, Pancreatic and extrapancreatic lesions<br /> Functioning neoplasms<br />Adrenal gland
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Bibliography
<br />Recommended textbooks: <br />Kumar V., Abbas A.K., Fausto N.<br />ROBBINS e COTTRAN LE BASI PATOLOGICHE DELLE MALATTIE 7th Ed. Elsevier, 2006<br /> <br />Kumar V., Cottran R.S., Robbins S.L.<br />ROBBINS ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA 7th Ed. Edizioni Mediche Scientifiche Internazionali, Roma, 2005
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