Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 1
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The general objectives of the course of "Veterinary Anatomic Pathology I" are to provide students with the knowledge necessary to recognize, describe, interpret and classify morphological changes (lesions, alterations) both macroscopic and microscopic of cells/ tissues/organs of domestic animals in the course of diseases and to correlate these modifications to their cause (etiology) to their development (pathogenesis) and eventual evolution.
Expected learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and understanding skills: the student must demonstrate knowledge of the main pathogenic mechanisms, their classification and of which morphological alterations are responsible. The student must know the main morphological alterations (lesions) found in the following systems: respiratory, digestive, nervous, skin and subcutis. He will have to know the importance of some pathologies due to their zoonotic character or their diffusion also at international level. 2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student must demonstrate knowledge and concepts useful in order to establish correlations between the development of certain lesions and the possible consequences on the function of organs / tissues / cells. He will have to demonstrate that he can do a correct sampling for histological and cytological examination. 3. Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: the student must demonstrate to be able to describe the most common and important macroscopic, histological and cytological pathological findings and interpret them in order to get the morphological diagnosis. When appropriate, critically argue the information acquired 4. communication skills: the student must demonstrate the ability to express himself with scientifically appropriate terminology, in particular with regard to terminology related to lesions, diseases and etiological agents. It must know the format and the content of a histological and cytological report and know how to interpret it. 5. The ability to learn: the student must demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge acquired to interpret cases or "new" aspects.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
First semester
Prerequisites for admission
The preliminary knowledge necessary to adequately face the course are the following:
- Basic subjects (physics, chemistry, biology);
- Veterinary anatomy;
- General veterinary pathology;
- Microbiology and veterinary immunology;
- Parasitology.
- Basic subjects (physics, chemistry, biology);
- Veterinary anatomy;
- General veterinary pathology;
- Microbiology and veterinary immunology;
- Parasitology.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a written test possibly completed by an oral test.
For the written test there are 30 questions, multiple choice or open questions, which concern both the part of general veterinary pathological and the special veterinary pathology one. Questions always include at least one macroscopic and one microscopic image to comment. The time given to take the written test is 120 minutes.
Evaluation criteria:
- each correct answer corresponds to 1 point;
- the written test in total corresponds to 30 points;
- candidates who obtain at least 18 points pass the written test.
Following the communication of the result of the written exam, the candidate can accept the mark, reject it or take a very short oral test which allows him to add up to 3 points or lose up to 2 points starting from the written result.
For the written test there are 30 questions, multiple choice or open questions, which concern both the part of general veterinary pathological and the special veterinary pathology one. Questions always include at least one macroscopic and one microscopic image to comment. The time given to take the written test is 120 minutes.
Evaluation criteria:
- each correct answer corresponds to 1 point;
- the written test in total corresponds to 30 points;
- candidates who obtain at least 18 points pass the written test.
Following the communication of the result of the written exam, the candidate can accept the mark, reject it or take a very short oral test which allows him to add up to 3 points or lose up to 2 points starting from the written result.
Anatomia patologica veterinaria 1
Course syllabus
Lectures
General part
- Introduction: introduction to the course, definitions, investigative material of veterinary anatomical pathology, applications of veterinary anatomical pathology in veterinary medicine;
- Post-mortal changes: main post-death changes, other post-death changes;
- Malformations: main categories, etiology and anatomo-pathological findings;
- Alterations from physical factors: dislocations (ectopias), changes in the lumen, alterations in the content of hollow viscera and foreign bodies, injuries from trauma, thermal, radiation, electricity;
- Alterations from exogenous chemical agents: etiology, pathogenesis and lesions of the main toxic substances;
- Circulatory disorders: hypoemia / hyperemia, dehydration / edema, hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, shock;
- Inflammatory processes (inflammation): acute nonspecific, chronic nonspecific, specific (granulomatous inflammation).
Special part
- Nasal and paranasal cavities, trachea larynx: ontogenetic changes, circulatory disorders, inflammatory processes, changes in the lumen;
- Lung: changes in the air content, circulation disorders, nonspecific pneumonia, specific pneumonia, parasitic lesions;
- Oral cavity and esophagus: ontogenetic alterations, alterations of physical-chemical origin, modifications of the lumen, metabolic alterations, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Forestomachs: post-mortal changes, foreign bodies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Stomach: dislocations, foreign bodies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Intestine: ontogenetic changes, dislocations, foreign bodies, changes in the lumen, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Liver: ontogenetic alterations, metabolic alterations, circulatory disorders, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Nervous system: ontogenetic alterations, metabolic alterations, circulatory disorders, spongiform encephalopathies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions.
Classroom practicals
- The gross examination
- Recognition and description of the basic cyto-histological aspects
- Colors in pathology
- The distribution of the lesions
- The shape of the lesions
- The erosions and ulcers
- The timing of lesions and the reparative processes
- The severity of the injuries
- Lesions induced by parasites
- The morphological diagnosis
Practicals in the anatomical room
Gross examination of organs with lesions.
Practicals in the microscopy room
Evaluation of cytopathology samples, especially inflammatory and some neoplastic cases.
General part
- Introduction: introduction to the course, definitions, investigative material of veterinary anatomical pathology, applications of veterinary anatomical pathology in veterinary medicine;
- Post-mortal changes: main post-death changes, other post-death changes;
- Malformations: main categories, etiology and anatomo-pathological findings;
- Alterations from physical factors: dislocations (ectopias), changes in the lumen, alterations in the content of hollow viscera and foreign bodies, injuries from trauma, thermal, radiation, electricity;
- Alterations from exogenous chemical agents: etiology, pathogenesis and lesions of the main toxic substances;
- Circulatory disorders: hypoemia / hyperemia, dehydration / edema, hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, shock;
- Inflammatory processes (inflammation): acute nonspecific, chronic nonspecific, specific (granulomatous inflammation).
Special part
- Nasal and paranasal cavities, trachea larynx: ontogenetic changes, circulatory disorders, inflammatory processes, changes in the lumen;
- Lung: changes in the air content, circulation disorders, nonspecific pneumonia, specific pneumonia, parasitic lesions;
- Oral cavity and esophagus: ontogenetic alterations, alterations of physical-chemical origin, modifications of the lumen, metabolic alterations, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Forestomachs: post-mortal changes, foreign bodies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Stomach: dislocations, foreign bodies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Intestine: ontogenetic changes, dislocations, foreign bodies, changes in the lumen, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Liver: ontogenetic alterations, metabolic alterations, circulatory disorders, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions;
- Nervous system: ontogenetic alterations, metabolic alterations, circulatory disorders, spongiform encephalopathies, inflammatory processes, parasitic lesions.
Classroom practicals
- The gross examination
- Recognition and description of the basic cyto-histological aspects
- Colors in pathology
- The distribution of the lesions
- The shape of the lesions
- The erosions and ulcers
- The timing of lesions and the reparative processes
- The severity of the injuries
- Lesions induced by parasites
- The morphological diagnosis
Practicals in the anatomical room
Gross examination of organs with lesions.
Practicals in the microscopy room
Evaluation of cytopathology samples, especially inflammatory and some neoplastic cases.
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Practicals in the classroom
- Practicals in the necropsy room
- Practicals in the microscopy room
- Practicals in the classroom
- Practicals in the necropsy room
- Practicals in the microscopy room
Teaching Resources
Books:
1. Morfopatologia Generale Veterinaria. Mandelli G. e Scanziani E., Seconda edizione, 2005, Epitesto, Milano.
2. Trattato di Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria. Guarda F., Mandelli G., Biolatti B., Scanziani E,, Quarta edizione, 2013, UTET, Torino.
Other teaching material:
All slides of the lectures and practicals are available in Ariel platform at:
http://escanzianiapv1.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v3/home/Default.aspx
1. Morfopatologia Generale Veterinaria. Mandelli G. e Scanziani E., Seconda edizione, 2005, Epitesto, Milano.
2. Trattato di Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria. Guarda F., Mandelli G., Biolatti B., Scanziani E,, Quarta edizione, 2013, UTET, Torino.
Other teaching material:
All slides of the lectures and practicals are available in Ariel platform at:
http://escanzianiapv1.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v3/home/Default.aspx
Istopatologia e citopatologia
Course syllabus
Introduction to the course:
-General concepts and practical information
The cell:
-Ricognizing cells in cytopathology samples
-Variation in neutrophils morphology
The sample (cytology and histology)
-Biopsy: definition and types
-Working on the cytology and histology samples (fixation, processing, routine and special stains)
-How to read a cytology sample: preliminary operazion and microscopic evaluation
Adaptative mechanisms:
-Atrophy, ipertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasiaa and dysplasia
Degenerative processes:
-Intracellular processes: cloudy swelling, hydropic degeneration, vacuolar degeneration (cellular storage), mucinous epithelial, steatosis, distrophy
-Extracellular processes: ialine degeneration, fibrinoid necrosis, amyloidosis
Necrosis:
-Unprogrammed cell death (necrosis): causes, types (coagulative type and its variations, liquefactive type), microscopic features and outcome.
-Differential between necrosis and post-mortal autolysis
-Programmed cell death (apoptosis): causes, microscopic features and outcome
Mineralization:
-Dystrophic mineralization
-Metastatic mineralization
Nonspecific infiammation:
-Acute: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
-Chronic: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
Granulomatous inflammatory process:
-Granuloma: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
-Pyogranuloma: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
Dermatopathology:
-Skin microscopic anatomy, melaninogenesis and elementary lesions
-Selection of cutaneous diseases with non-biological ethiology: ereditary, nutrizional, atrophic dermatosis, immunomediated and due to physical and chemicals
-Selection of cutaneous disease due to biological causes: viral, bacterial, mycotic and parasitic
Cytopathology of common skin lesions:
-Introduction
-Non-infectious inflammatory lesions
-Inflammatory lesions due to biological causes
-Non infiammatory/non neoplastic lesions
-Neoplastic lesions: epithelial, mesenchymal, round and of melanocytic origin.
-General concepts and practical information
The cell:
-Ricognizing cells in cytopathology samples
-Variation in neutrophils morphology
The sample (cytology and histology)
-Biopsy: definition and types
-Working on the cytology and histology samples (fixation, processing, routine and special stains)
-How to read a cytology sample: preliminary operazion and microscopic evaluation
Adaptative mechanisms:
-Atrophy, ipertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasiaa and dysplasia
Degenerative processes:
-Intracellular processes: cloudy swelling, hydropic degeneration, vacuolar degeneration (cellular storage), mucinous epithelial, steatosis, distrophy
-Extracellular processes: ialine degeneration, fibrinoid necrosis, amyloidosis
Necrosis:
-Unprogrammed cell death (necrosis): causes, types (coagulative type and its variations, liquefactive type), microscopic features and outcome.
-Differential between necrosis and post-mortal autolysis
-Programmed cell death (apoptosis): causes, microscopic features and outcome
Mineralization:
-Dystrophic mineralization
-Metastatic mineralization
Nonspecific infiammation:
-Acute: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
-Chronic: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
Granulomatous inflammatory process:
-Granuloma: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
-Pyogranuloma: types, causes, gross and microscopic features
Dermatopathology:
-Skin microscopic anatomy, melaninogenesis and elementary lesions
-Selection of cutaneous diseases with non-biological ethiology: ereditary, nutrizional, atrophic dermatosis, immunomediated and due to physical and chemicals
-Selection of cutaneous disease due to biological causes: viral, bacterial, mycotic and parasitic
Cytopathology of common skin lesions:
-Introduction
-Non-infectious inflammatory lesions
-Inflammatory lesions due to biological causes
-Non infiammatory/non neoplastic lesions
-Neoplastic lesions: epithelial, mesenchymal, round and of melanocytic origin.
Teaching methods
- Classroom lessons (see: "program")
- Group work on school assignements given during lessons or via social media (facebook). Group works are discussed at the beginning of the next lesson.
- Group work on school assignements given during lessons or via social media (facebook). Group works are discussed at the beginning of the next lesson.
Teaching Resources
Textbook:
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Other study material:
-Ariel: lecture notes are provided into the account: "Istopatologia e Citopatologia". The addres is: https://mcaniattiic.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx. Lecture notes are made of two paired files. One file is in word (text) and the other (figures) is in powerpoint.
-During the periodo october-december the course is supported by a closed facebook group named: "ANAPAT 1 - current year" (during the academic year 2019-20 the account was: ANAPAT 1 - 2019).
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Other study material:
-Ariel: lecture notes are provided into the account: "Istopatologia e Citopatologia". The addres is: https://mcaniattiic.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx. Lecture notes are made of two paired files. One file is in word (text) and the other (figures) is in powerpoint.
-During the periodo october-december the course is supported by a closed facebook group named: "ANAPAT 1 - current year" (during the academic year 2019-20 the account was: ANAPAT 1 - 2019).
Anatomia patologica veterinaria 1
VET/03 - VETERINARY PATHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 16 hours
Lessons: 16 hours
Professors:
Caniatti Mario, Recordati Camilla, Scanziani Eugenio
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Recordati CamillaTurno 2 per un gruppo di studenti
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Scanziani EugenioTurno 3 per un gruppo di studenti
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Scanziani EugenioTurno 4 per un gruppo di studenti
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Caniatti MarioTurno 5 per un gruppo di studenti
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Caniatti MarioTurno 9 per un gruppo di studenti
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Caniatti Mario
Istopatologia e citopatologia
VET/03 - VETERINARY PATHOLOGY - University credits: 2
Lessons: 16 hours
Professor:
Caniatti Mario
Shifts:
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Professor:
Caniatti MarioProfessor(s)
Reception:
Mon-Fry. Appointment needed ([email protected])
Reparto di Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria - Ospedale Veterinario Universitario, Edificio 9 - Via dell'Università 6 - 26900 Lodi