| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Nothing special. |
| References |
| Nothing special. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Comprehensive evaluation based on participation and a final test. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Nothing special. |
| Course keywords |
| Nothing special. |
| Office hours |
| Monday to Friday - 8：30〜17：15 |
| Remarks 1 |
| Nothing special. |
| Remarks 2 |
| Nothing special. |
| Related URL |
| Nothing special. |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/23/2020 3:02:26 PM |