Teaching Methodologies
During all lectures, a theoretical explanation of the different contents will take place, followed by the discussion of clinical casesapplied to the specific content. With this, we intend to allow the students to actively participate in the lecture, stimulating theirclinical know-how and their ability to adequately select imaging exams for the diagnosis and staging of different malignantpathologies, as to select the most adequate therapy.
Assessment for thi curricular unit will be performed through 2 (two) written exams throughout the semester. In order to haveaccess to the second exam, the minimal grade is 9.0; in order to get approval to this curricular unit an arithmetical average ofboth results higher or equal to 9.5 is needed.
In case of not having approval or not attending the above-mentioned exams during the semester, all students can attend theadequate written exam period in order to get approval.
Learning Results
The student must acquire:
– Knowledge about epidemiology, carcinogenesis, screening procedures, semiology, complementary methods for diagnostic,therapeutic approaches and prognosis of different neoplasms. He should also know different treatment intents (curative /palliative) and the importance of a multidisciplinary team in treatment decision. All knowledge will be acquired for neoplasms ofdifferent origins, adapting the contents to each specific pathology.
– Skills to identify signals and symptoms related to a specific oncologic disease, recognizing the adequate diagnostic andstaging methods, and therapeutic to each situation.
– Competence to relate the oncologic disease with changes in imaging diagnostic exams, as well as with the most appropriatetherapeutic modality or multimodal treatment.
Program
Approach to the patient with malignant tumors of the:
– Respiratory tract
– Head and Neck
– Gynecology
– Central Nervous System
– Skin
– Endocrine system
– Skeletal and muscle system
– Hematology
Approach to the pediatric patient with a malignant tumor
Emergencies in Oncology
Palliative care in Oncology
For each topic, the following contents will be lectured:
1. Epidemiology, risk factors and prevention
2. Carcinogenesis
a. Tumor biology
b. Local and distant spread
3. Semiology
4. Complementary diagnostic methods
5. Pathologic classification
6. Therapeutic approaches
a. Surgery
b. Chemotherapy
c. Radiotherapy
d. Side effects
e. Treatment intent
7. Follow up
a. Clinical assessment
b. Imaging assessment
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Perez, CA and Brady, LW (2013), Principles and practice of radiation oncology, 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Gunderson L, Tepper J. (2016), Clinical Radiation Oncology, 4th ed, Elsevier
Recomendações internacionais e nacionais atualizadas para cada patologia em estudo