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Course code: SCAM25043U
Cancer Surgery
Module 7 - Expand expertise in cancer surgery: refine surgical skills, evaluate patient management, and integrate advanced therapeutic strategies effectively.
This course is a part of
Companion Animal ONCOLOGY - Advanced course - Module 7
To extend the students knowledge, skills and competences within the approach to, assessment and management of the companion animal cancer patient in need of surgery.
The course will extend the students assessment and management of companion animal cancer patients in need of surgery and plan the perioperative management of the patient including special anaesthesia and analgesia requirements.
Read more about the specialisation tracks and the Master's programme on the main page:
Course Directors on Cancer Surgery
Thomas EriksenAssociate Professor |
James Edward MilesProfessor MSO |
Course details on Cancer Surgery
Dates and examination
Course dates
9 -13 November 2026
Course dates 2028
13 - 17 November 2028
The course is available every second year.
Examination
Please find dates and details about the exam in the exam schedule.
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients with focus on surgical intervention.
- Understand the influence of surgical neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical surgical techniques in the treatment of neoplastic disease in companion animal patients with focus on acute symptom relief.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence based work-up and treatment plan for companion animal patients with with surgical neoplastic disease.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to companion animal neoplastic disorders including fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, oral cancer, mastocytoma and mammary cancer.
- Evaluate, plan and perform reconstructive surgery used for cancer patients.
- Assess companion animal cancer patients perioperatively with focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis, including adjuvant therapy.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a companion animal patient with neoplastic disease in need of surgical intervention.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal cancer patients including decision of the surgical dose in relation to specific neoplasias.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal cancer surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal surgical cancer patient management.
Admission criteria
You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course:
- Hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
- Hold one of the following certifications:
- DVA Certificate in Small Animal Diseases (equivalent to the 4 compulsory courses of the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science).
- Swedish / Norwegian / Finnish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats.
- Equivalent competences.
- Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience from companion animal practice.
- Be proficient in English.
Find detailed information about the formal requirements for this course.
Read more about admission on the main page of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.
Prices and payment conditions
EU/EEA citizens*
Single course student: 36,500 DKK
Master student: 33,000 DKK
Non-EU/EEA citizens
Single course student: 40,740 DKK
Master student: 37,240 DKK
Tuition fees include course materials and lunch/coffee. Books are not included in the tuition fees and must be purchased by the participants.
*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Dyrlægevej 16
DK-1870 Frederiksberg C
Thomas Eriksen
Associate Professor
DVM, PhD
Professor Thomas Eriksen, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Section for Surgery, Neurology and Cardiology, University of Copenhagen is one of the Course Directors at the Surgery module in the compulsory course and the specialisation course. He contributes to the programme with his expert knowledge in companion animal surgery with a special interest in soft tissue surgery.
James Edward Miles
Professor MSO
DVM, PhD, GPCert SAS
I qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 1995. I have been employed at the small animal hospital at the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) since 2006, where my responsibilities include teaching and provision of surgical services.
In 2011 I completed a PhD at Copenhagen University based on research into objective diagnostic criteria relating to medial patellar luxation. Current research interests include identifying and assessing new objective criteria, and aspects of biomechanics relating to hind limb function, especially in regard to patellar luxation.