CTgyn study plan

Draw and label the female reproductive tract anatomy from memory, including lymphatic drainage pathways relevant to spread patterns

Sequence the histologic layers of the vulva, vagina, cervix, endometrium, and ovary and state which cell type gives rise to each major carcinoma

List modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for endometrial, ovarian, cervical, and vulvar cancer and match each to its histologic subtype

Compute crude incidence comparisons across gynecologic sites using provided population counts and explain what drives the differences

Map each FIGO stage for cervix, endometrium, ovary, vulva, and vagina to its corresponding TNM classification without notes

Differentiate which staging elements are clinical versus pathologic versus imaging-based for each site

Interpret the meaning of common imaging descriptors (e.g., parametrial involvement, omental cake, peritoneal carcinomatosis) in staging terms

Identify prognostic factors that modify stage-based survival for each site and rank them by impact

Apply staging rules to at least 15 written case vignettes and assign correct stage with justification

Outline the standard surgical approach and lymph node assessment for each site and stage

Identify the required data elements of an operative report that support accurate staging and coding

Distinguish extent-of-disease descriptors that change stage from those that do not

Sequence treatment modalities (surgery, radiation, systemic therapy) for early versus locally advanced versus metastatic disease at each site

Explain the rationale for adjuvant therapy decisions based on stage and risk factors

Describe radiation field design concepts and brachytherapy's role in cervical and endometrial management

Identify systemic therapy classes used in gynecologic malignancies and their typical settings

Apply casefinding definitions to determine reportability for ambiguous gynecologic scenarios

Abstract a complete case from a synthetic source document, capturing all required staging and treatment fields

Calculate overall and disease-free survival intervals from provided diagnosis, recurrence, and last-contact dates

Distinguish recurrence reporting from new primary reporting and document the rule applied

Identify common data-quality failure points in gynecologic abstracting and describe correction steps

Apply ethical and confidentiality standards to hypothetical registry data-release and query scenarios

Explain the role of standards bodies and coding conventions governing gynecologic case reporting

Resolve conflicting source documentation using established abstracting priority rules

Revisit weak domains identified in weeks 1-6 and close knowledge gaps with targeted review

Complete a timed mixed-domain practice set and categorize every miss by domain and error type

Re-derive staging and treatment decisions for previously missed items without reference material

Execute two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions

Review every incorrect and uncertain item and confirm the corrected concept from primary references

Recite high-yield staging rules, prognostic factors, and abstracting rules from memory in a rapid-review format