Surgical Oncologists in Ghatkopar West & nearby areas in Mumbai, 2 Results

Q: What is the difference between a general surgeon and a surgical oncologist?

Surgical oncologist are certified in general surgery and have undergone an additional specialization in cancer surgery. Surgical oncologists focus on just performing cancer surgeries while general surgeons perform surgery on almost all parts of the body.

Q: Which types of cancer does a surgical oncologist treat?

A surgical oncologist treats breast cancer, rectal cancer, head &amp; neck cancer, lung cancer, bone &amp; soft tissue sarcoma and brain tumours. Moreover, these cancers are most best treated by a multidisciplinary team comprising of oncologists and doctors of other specialties.

Q: What are the procedures that a surgical oncologist performs?

A surgical oncologist performs a plethora of surgical procedures. These surgeries can be either open surgery, laparoscopic surgery or robotic surgery. Some of them are:<ul><li>Appendectomy: This is the removal of the appendix when an appendix tumour is discovered, and the treatment requires surgery.</li><li>Bowel resection: It is a surgical procedure to treat and prevent cancer of the colon by removing a part of the large intestine. This is a common treatment when the patient suffers from colorectal cancer.</li><li>Pneumonectomy: It is a surgery that involves the removal of an entire lung. This may be performed in the case of non-small cell lung cancer, tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</li><li>Thoracotomy: This is performed to open the chest cavity to access the throat, lungs, heart and diaphragm.</li><li>Thyroidectomy: The thyroid gland is surgically removed in this surgery (total, subtotal or near total thyroidectomy).</li></ul>

Q: What are the benefits of robotic cancer surgery?

It is a minimally invasive option to both open surgery and laparoscopic surgery. It requires only a few tiny incisions, has better mobility &amp; precision for the surgeon and the patients can recover quicker. In addition to that, the patients experience lesser pain, lower chance of infection, less blood loss and less scarring.

Q: What is the need of a biopsy?

A biopsy is performed by your surgical oncologist if he or she finds something suspicious and wants to determine which types of cancer it is. This test is necessary for making a correct diagnosis of cancer.Yet, in some cases it may happen that a biopsy may not be required if the surgical oncologist things it is not required.

Q: Why do surgical oncologist remove lymph nodes in addition to the main tumour?

The lymph vessels help the passage of lymph fluid through nodes throughout the body. If one part of your body starts growing cancer cells, it metastasizes to the nearby lymph nodes. That is why surgical oncologist would remove them only if he/she feel it is necessary to be done.

Medico Surgical Clinic & Hospital

Ghatkopar West, Mumbai

₹ 400

Next available - Monday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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Dr. Vimal Jain

43 years of experience

Senior Residency Training Program (Surgical Oncology), MS - General Surgery, MBBS

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Godrej Memorial Hospital

Vikhroli, Mumbai

₹ 500

Next available - Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Parakh Hospital

Ghatkopar, Mumbai

₹ 2000

Also Available on call

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Dr. Biswanath Gouda

16 years of experience

Fellowship in Laparoscopic Hepatobiliarypancreatic (HPB)Surgery, Fellowship in Laparoscopic Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery, Fellowship in Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation, DNB - General Surgery, Fellowship in Advance Laparoscopy Surgery, MBBS

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