At the end of the course the student will have to know the main types of diagnostic cytopathology exams, be able to set up and color the cytological preparations, know the basic principles of reactive and neoplastic cellular pathology; it must also be able to apply the general concepts of cytopathology to the main types of cytological samples.
Diagnostic cytopathology: advantages and limitations
The different cytologic samples: needle and aspiration cytology
Technique of cytological preparations: smear, thin, cell-block, cytocentrifugation
Fixation and histochemical staining of cytological samples
Techniques of immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry and FISH in diagnostic cytology
Evaluation of cytological samples: criteria of adequacy
Evaluation of morphological characteristics of the cells: normal cells, hyperplastic, atypical cells
False negatives and false positives
Diagnostic Cytopathology of thyroid
Diagnostic Cytopathology of the lung
Diagnostic cytopathology of the female genital tract: PAP tests and breast cytology
Diagnostic Cytopathology of the urinary tract
Diagnostic Cytopathology of the effusions
Anatomia Patologica- Le basi- Luigi Ruco, Aldo Scarpa. Edizioni UTET