The requirement for successful graduation of this subject is to obtain a credit and pass the final exam. The credit will be obtained after 100% attendances at practical lessons. The final exam consits of two parts. The written test consits of 16 questions. The second part is focused to the identification and description of chosen cytological slides.

Students will obtain knowledge from cytology including:

1. samples collection

2. smears preparation, staining methods

3.general information (e.g. categories for cytological interpretation, oncocytology etc.)

4.cytology of different systems in the body (e.g. lymph node, skin, mammary gland)

1. General information about this diagnostic method

2. Main defects in smears preparation

3. Categories for cytological interpretation

4. Oncocytology

5. Cytology of different organs systems

Syllabus

Applied Cytology – Compulsory optional subject

Cytology I. - introduction:

• General indications for the use of cytology

• Advantages – Disadvantages of cytology

• Methodology – scrapings, imprints, swabs

Cytology II:

• Fine needle biopsy - aspiration, non-aspiration technique

• Preparation of smears

• Staining

Main defects of smears

General categories of cytological interpretation

Oncocytology

Cytology of skin

Cytology of lymph nodes

Malignant lymphoma

Cytology of mammary gland

Samples collections (scrapings, imprints, swabs, FNB, FNAB), smears preparation, staining – lymph nodes, skin, mammary gland

Slides reading

Samples collections (scrapings, imprints, swabs, FNB, FNAB), smears preparation, staining of internal organs

Slides reading

BAKER R. - LUMSDEN J. H. Colory Atlas of Cytology of the Dog and Cat, Mosby Inc., 2000, ISBN: 0-8151-0402-2

COWEL L. R. – TYLER D. R. – MEINKOTH J. H. – DENICOLA B. D. Diagnostic cytology and hematology of the dog and cat. 3. vyd. St. Louis, MO : Mosby Elsevier, 2008. ISBN: 9780323034227

RASKIN R. E. - MEYER D. J. Atlas of Canine and Feline Cytology, W. B. Saunders Company, 2001, 430 s., ISBN: 0-7216-6335-4

Content prerequisite:

histology, pathological physiology

Conditions for completion of course:

The requirement for successful graduation of this subject is to obtain a credit and pass the final exam. The credit will be obtained after 100% attendances at practical lessons. The final exam consits of two parts. The written test consits of 16 questions. The second part is focused to the identification and description of chosen cytological slides.

Final assessment:

The requirement for successful graduation of this subject is to obtain a credit and pass the final exam.