Course Overview
In the era of precision oncology and personalized medicine the role of oncopathologist has become very vital. The superspeciality course in Oncopathology is designed to develop a well informed and trained oncopathologist who can diagnose and categorize and do synoptic reporting of various malignancies. Knowledge and interpretation of modern techniques like IHC, flow cytometry, RT-PCR, NGS and other advanced ancillary techniques are an integral part of their training. Advances in diagnostic techniques, revision of classifications of tumors based on the molecular markers, newer therapeutic modalities and drugs in cancer treatment have emerged in last few years. Knowledge needs to be translated into action, for which intensive training and rigorous teaching is imparted to trainees to practice oncopathology.