Gynaecological Pathology

Details

Title

Gynaecological Pathology

Type

Stage One

Module code

HLS385

Requirement

Compulsory

Module objective

By the end of the training period trainees will, in respect to background and principles, be able to:

• Analyse, synthesise, evaluate and apply knowledge
• Perform a range of technical and clinical skills and procedures
• Demonstrate the attitudes and behaviours necessary for professional practice as a consultant clinical scientist dealing with the complexities, uncertainties and tensions of professional practice at this level.

Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrates understanding of specimens obtained for example via:
  • Hysterectomy and/or salpingo-oophorectomy for malignant or benign disease
  • Cervical loop/cone biopsy
• Demonstrates understanding of commonly encountered neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease processes, for example:
  • Common uterine conditions such as leiomyoma, secretory and proliferative endometrium, endometrial atrophy, and endometrial carcinoma
  • Common cervical conditions such as cervical carcinoma and chronic cervicitis
  • Common ovarian conditions such as ovarian cystic follicles/theca cysts, ovarian cystadenoma, and ovarian cystadenocarcinoma

Technical and clinical skills

• Recognises leiomyomata, secretory and proliferative endometrium, and endometrial and cervical carcinoma
• Describes, dissects, and reports hysterectomy and/or salpingooophorectomy specimens, etc.