Basic Principles of Surgery Oncology

Course Information
TitleΒΑΣΙΚΕΣ ΑΡΧΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗΣ ΟΓΚΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ / Basic Principles of Surgery Oncology
CodeΙΑ0401
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorKleanthis Giannoulis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID200000434

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600150303
SectionInstructors
1. Α΄ ΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
  • Ελληνικά
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Απαραίτητη η μελέτη ξένων δημοσιεύσεων
Learning Outcomes
Following successful completyion of this course, students have acquired basic knowledge concerning the aetiology, epidemiology, biology, screening & diagnosis and treatment of the commonest cancers.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
General Oncology Carcinogenesis; Tumour evolution and metastatic process; Histology and cancer staging; Molecular diagnosis; Pharmacogenomics. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic and therapeutic approach for: Brain tumours; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Breast cancer; Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Biliary Tree Cancer; Renal cancer and urinary tract cancers; Benign and malignant tumours of the gastroenteric tract: oesophagus, stomach, colon and rectum, GIST, NETs; Melanoma; Bone tumours: primary tumours and secondary tumours; Soft tissue sarcoma; Paraneoplastic syndromes; Chemotherapy and targeted therapy for cancer, radiotherapy, radio metabolic therapy (RMT), pain therapy and anti-emetic therapy. Surgical Oncology Breast cancer surgery; Colon-and rectum cancer surgery; Pancreatic cancer surgery; Oncological surgery of biliary tract; Oncological surgery of liver; Oesophagal cancer surgery; Gastric cancer surgery; Melanoma; Surgery for Thyroid and parathyroid cancer. Further Teaching / Assignments • Randomized Trial Comparing Resection of Primary Tumour with No Surgery in Stage IV Breast Cancer at Presentation: Protocol MF07-01. • Non-operative Management or ‘Watch and Wait’ for Rectal Cancer with Complete Clinical Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A Critical Appraisal. • Hereditary pancreatic cancer: related syndromes and clinical perspective. • Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma.
Keywords
Surgical oncology
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
  • scientific papers for study
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures261
Written assigments261
Total522
Student Assessment
Description
Continuous assessment, assignments and presentations.
Student Assessment methods
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • sum performance
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Χειρουργική Ογκολογία. Υπό Χρ. Σέμογλου 2. Surgical Oncology. Εγχειρίδιο του M.D. Anderson Hospital
Additional bibliography for study
Επιπρόσθετες προτεινόμενες βιβλιογραφικές πηγές από την σύγχρονη αρθρογραφία, παρεχόμενες από τον εκάστοτε διδάσκοντα, ανάλογα με το θέμα του μαθήματος και τον προσδοκώμενο μαθησιακό στόχο.
Last Update
03-07-2020