PATHOLOGICAL IMMUNE-HISTOCHEMISTRY
Stampa
Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
MED/08 (PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Course
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
(04/10/2021 - 21/01/2022)
ECTS
1
Lesson hours
8 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
PAULLI MARCO (titolare) - 1 ECTS
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
1) To know and to define the principles of immunohistochemistry. 2) To know how to apply himmunoistochemistry in laboratory practice 3) To know how to apply immunohistochemistry to the breast pathology. 4) To be able to assess the quality and the efficacy of immunohistochemistry
Course contents
• Introduction to immunohistochemistry
•Principles of fixation in immunohistochemistry
•Techniques of staininig in immunohistochemistry
•Immunofluorescence and immunoenzymatic
•Primary antibodies and antisera
•Antigenic demasking
•Standardization issues and automated immunohistichemistry
•The quality controls
•Diagnostic application of immunohistochemistry
•The role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and prognostication of pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the breast
•Presentation of some paradigmatic cases
Teaching methods
Lectures. Professor is available for clarification on the topics of the program.
Reccomended or required readings
Robbins, Pathological Bases of Diseases.
Assessment methods
Oral exam with multiple questions aimed at ascertaining the knowledge acquired on immunoistochemistry and its diagnostic issues, including etiopathologic and clinical correlations. The assessment will also take into account the ability to communicate and use an appropriate scientific language.
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030