Competency information

Details

Prepare a diagnostic pathway, from diagnosis to treatment for non- gynaecological cancers, to include:

  • respiratory tract
  • urinary tract
  • gastrointestinal tract
  • serous cavities
  • thyroid gland
  • salivary glands
  • lymph nodes.

Considerations

  • Aetiology.
  • Clinical symptoms.
  • Diagnostic modalities.
  • Cytomorphology.
  • Molecular and ancillary tests.
  • Histopathology.
  • Role of multidisciplinary team.
  • Treatment.
  • Prognosis.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Recognise the clinical presentation of cancers detected by non- gynaecological cytopathology.