Soft Tissue Surgery II - Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery-Cancer Surgery

Course dates

1 - 5 September 2025.

The course is available every second year.

Examination

Please find dates and details about the exam in the exam schedule.

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, mastocytoma, oral and laryngeal cancers, respiratory cancers, gastro-intestinal and pancreatic cancer, hepatic and biliary cancer, and urological cancers.
• 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 laypersons involved in companion animal surgical cancer patient management.

This course is only available for students enrolled in the Surgery specialisation of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.

Visit the Surgery page.

You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course: 

• Hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine
• Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant job experience from companion animal practice
• Be proficient in English
• Have completed the previous courses at the Companion Animal Surgery specialisation.

Read more about admission on the main page of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.

EU/EEA citizens*
 34,500 DKK 

Non-EU/EEA citizens
 38,740 DKK

Tuition fees include hotel and full board.

Terms and conditions.

*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.