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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Multimodal treatment of Upper GastroIntestinal Maligniancies (Corso Elettivo) (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S008520
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/18 - GENERAL SURGERY
Period
2° semestre dal Feb 22, 2021 al May 28, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The main objectives are:
- To learn the basis of multimodal treatment of gastric, esophago-gastric junction and esophageal adenocarcinoma; which are the different types of multimodal approaches, the surgical indications both in locally advanced resectable cases and in oligometastatic patients.
- To learn the principles of multimodal treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus including the watch and wait strategy.
- To Know about surgical indications and multimodal treatments of gastric GISTs.
Program
- Siwevert classification of EGJ adenocarcinoma;
- Multimodal treatment of EGJ adenocarcinoma based on Siewert sub-type;
- Surgery in EGJ adenocarcinoma: indications and hot topics;
- Multimodal treatment and surgical indications in non-cardia gastric cancer
- Surgical indications in gastric GISTs
Examination Methods
- Idoneity based on the presence at lessons;
- Schedule: 22th March, 29th March, 12th April, 19th April; 26th April.
- Time: dalle 17.30 alle 19.30;
- Location: via Zoom
- Year: V and VI
