Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
5	MBG426	HISTOLOGY OF TUMORS	3+0+0	3	5	15.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	This course aims to enable students to recognize the histopathological characteristics of tumors, understand classification systems, and evaluate immunohistochemical techniques and biomarkers used in the diagnosis of malignancies.
Course Content	The course will cover the histopathology of tumors, classification of tumors, introduction to histological methods, cytohistological features of malignant tumors, markers used in immunohistochemistry of tumors.
Course Methods and Techniques	In this course, microscopic examination, histological staining techniques, and immunohistochemistry methods will be used for the histopathological evaluation of tumors. Students will analyze tumor tissues using standard staining techniques such as Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) and detect biomarkers in tumors through immunohistochemical methods. Additionally, they will assess histopathological findings to determine the malignancy grades of tumors and learn how to apply this knowledge in clinical diagnostic processes.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	None
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	agnostic Histopathology of Tumors, 2 Volume Set, 5th Edition Author : By Christopher D. M. Fletcher, MD, FRCPath scientific articles and reviews
Course Notes	Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors, 2 Volume Set, 5th Edition Author : By Christopher D. M. Fletcher, MD, FRCPath scientific articles and reviews

Course Category

Science	%30
Health	%70

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 10
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	1	% 20
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	2	% 15
Sunum/Seminer	3	% 25
Final examination	1	% 30
Total	8	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	2	6	12
Sunum için Hazırlık	7	4	28
Sunum	7	3	21
Okuma	14	1	14
Araştırma	14	1	14
Ders dışı çalışma	14	1	14
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 148

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	know and understand the characteristics of tissues of the body (epithelium, connective, muscle, nerve) and their relationships in the various organ systems of the human body.
2	develop the ability to recognize histological changes in organs from tumor patients
3	develop the ability to differentiate malignant and non-malignant tumors
4	interpret tumor advance based on its histology

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to histopathology; Differences between malignant and non- malignant tumors
2	Histological classification of tumors
3	Histology of human organs and its changes in tumors
4	Histological methods
5	Preparation methods in tumor histology
6	Cytohistological features of malignant tumors
7	Cytohistological features of malignant tumors
8	Tumor stroma
9	Tumor dormancy and autophagy – the actual problem with tumor ability to reoccurence
10	Tumor dormancy and autophagy – the actual problem with tumor ability to reoccurence
11	Recognition and interpretation of histological preparations
12	Preparations of photos with microscopic camera
13	Markers used in immunohistochemistry of tumors
14	Examination of photos of preparates

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

https://sis.agu.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progCourseDetails.aspx?curCourse=72018&lang=en