Reviewing “Thoracic Oncology” From The University Of Michigan – Week 2

Today I will be posting the syllabus of Week 2 of  the Thoracic Oncology Course [Link is to the complete course syllabus] from The University Of Michigan via Coursera.

As I review each week’s syllabus, I’ll post that week’s syllabus.

The learning objectives for Week 2 are:

Learning Objectives

• Identify the likelihood of malignancy in a lung nodule
• Recognize how the pre-test probability of cancer directs the need for a biopsy
• Identify various situations where biopsy is indicated
• Distinguish different methods of lung biopsy and how to choose among them
• Recognize current histopathologic terminology for different types of non-small cell lung carcinomas
• Identify the use of immunostains for pathologic classification
• Recognize the clinical and biological significance of selected adenocarcinoma subtypes
• Identify the current guidelines for the management of small, incidentally detected solid and subsolid pulmonary nodules at CT scanning
• Recognize basic technical aspects and imaging characteristics of FDG-PET tumor imaging
• Identify the use of FDG-PET in patient management and prognosis

Here is the syllabus for Week 2:

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Differential Diagnosis and Diagnostic Work-up

After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding:

8 videos (Total 162 min)

Lung Nodules: Determining the Probability of Cancer From Clinical Criteria18m

Lung Cancer: When is Biopsy Indicated?17m

Lung Cancer: Methods of Biopsy31m

Recommendations for Management of Small, Incidental Solid Nodules9m

New Concepts in Pathologic Classification of Lung Adenocarcinomas21m

Subsolid Nodules: Imaging Features and Pathologic Correlates17m

Pathologic Classification of Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas (NSCLC)20m

FDG-PET Imaging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pulmonary Nodules and Primary Lesions25m