Course title
臨床腫瘍学   [Veterinary Clinical Oncology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 5  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01VN5418
Instructor(s)
町田 登   [MACHIDA Noboru]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office 獣医臨床腫瘍学  Email address

Course description
In this class, students learn the epidemiology, etiology, and conventional treatments (surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy) of various kinds of neoplastic diseases in domestic animals, especially dogs and cats.
Expected Learning
Deal with ‘Veterinary Medicine Model Core Curriculum' for veterinary clinical oncology.
Course schedule
Veterinary Clinical Oncology
1. Diagnosing cancer
1) Carcinogenic risk factors
2) Diagnostic evaluation of cancers with a complete blood count and blood chemistry tests
3) Diagnostic imaging tests for cancers
① X-ray
② Ultrasound
③ Computed tomography (CT) scan
④ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
⑤ Nuclear medicine imaging
2. Cancer staging
1) Clinical staging
2) The TNM staging system
3) Clinical stages of representative tumors (mammary tumors, skin tumors, mast cell tumors, oral tumors)
3. Surgical technique
1) Surgery as the treatment choice
2) Theoretical and practical pros and cons
3) Indications for surgical treatment
4) Surgical margins
4. Radiation therapy
1) Biologic principles of radiation therapy
2) Radiosensitibity of normal tissues and tumors
3) Radiation therapy devices
4) Conventional fractionated radiotherapy
5) Indications for radiation therapy
6) Combination of radiotherapy and other treatments
7) Radiation injuries
5. Chemotherapy
1) Principles of chemotherapy and its indications and limitations
2) Commonly used chemotherapy drugs
3) Cancer chemotherapy resistance
4) Chemotherapy for malignant lymphoma
Prerequisites
In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
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References
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Assessment/Grading
Comprehensive evaluation based on participation and a final test.
Message from instructor(s)
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Course keywords
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Office hours
Monday to Friday - 8:30〜17:15
Remarks 1
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Remarks 2
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Related URL
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/28/2019 11:02:37 AM