Competency information
Details
Perform the examination of and record details of the macroscopic examination of tissue received from named cancers.
Essential
- Skin malignancy
- Breast malignancy
- Hepatobilary malignancy
- Gastrointestinal malignancy
- Genitourinary malignancy
- Respiratory malignancy
- Gynaecological malignancy
- Male reproductive malignancy
- Endocrine
Desirable
- Haemopoietic malignancy
- Neuromuscular malignancy
- Ear, nose and throat malignancy
- Osteoarticular malignancy
- Vascular malignancy
- Neurological malignancy.
Considerations
- Dissection protocols, anatomy and physiology.
- Normal and abnormal macroscopic appearance of a range of tissue types.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Perform to quality standards a range of established histopathological techniques to named cancers. |