Liver and Pancreaticobiliary Pathology

Details

Title

Liver and Pancreaticobiliary Pathology

Type

Stage One

Module code

HLS386

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 via:
  • Liver biopsy
  • Resections for metastatic tumour
  • Cholecystectomy
• Demonstrates understanding of commonly encountered neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease processes, for example:
  • Chronic cholecystitis
  • Cholesterolosis
  • Steatosis
  • Cirrhosis NOS
  • Chronic hepatitis NOS
  • Metastatic carcinoma
  • Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic neoplasia

Technical and clinical skills

• Demonstrates appropriate handling and reporting of liver biopsies
• Able to describe, dissect and report cholecystectomies, liver resections and in later years complex pancreaticobiliary resection specimens
• Recognises normal liver on needle biopsy
• Appropriate use of special stains and immunohistochemistry
• Identifies presence of cirrhosis, hepatitis, or metastatic tumour in needle biopsy