The Surgical Oncology department along with various surgical specialities delivers surgical care to individuals with solid tumors, often in conjunction with adjuvant treatments. It encompasses significant surgical interventions for cancers affecting the breast, head and neck, gastro-oesophageal region, hepatobiliary system, pancreas, colorectal area, genitourinary system, gynaecological area, endocrine organs, and musculoskeletal structures.
Services Provided –
Screening and prevention of cancer
- Breast- mammogram and clinical examination
- Oral cavity- clinical examination
- Cervical cancer- clinical examination and Pap smear
- Colonoscopic screening, prostate and lung cancer screening.
Head and Neck Oncology
- Management of oral cavity, salivary gland, thyroid, and parathyroid malignancies
- Radical and modified neck dissections
- Laryngectomy procedures
- Functional and aesthetic reconstructions
Breast Oncology
- Oncoplastic breast surgeries(Breast conservation) / modified radical mastectomy
- Partial and total breast reconstruction (implant-based and autologous)
- Therapeutic mammoplasty with contralateral symmetrisation
- Prophylactic mastectomies (skin/nipple-sparing)
- De-escalated axillary procedures: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Lymphedema prevention and management
Thoracic Oncology
- Open and minimally invasive (VATS) surgeries
- Lung resections, thymectomy
- Chest wall resections
Gastrointestinal Oncology (Upper & Lower GI)
- Open and laparoscopic surgeries (elective and emergency)
- Esophagectomy (THE, TTE), gastrectomy
- Radical colectomy, LAR (± TTSS), ISR, APR, ELAPE
- Management of anastomotic leaks
- Extensive experience in diagnostic and therapeutic GI endoscopy
- Chemoport and feeding access procedures
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Oncology
- Anatomical and parenchyma-sparing liver resections
- Liver metastasectomy
- Whipple’s procedure, ampulla-sparing resections
- RAMPS (distal pancreatectomy)
- Radical cholecystectomy with staging
Gynecologic Oncology
- Open and minimally invasive staging surgeries
- Ovarian cancer (staging laparotomy, CRS ± HIPEC, PIPAC)
- Endometrial cancer staging with sentinel node mapping
- Radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer
- Pelvic exenterations
Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
- Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with HIPEC
- Pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC)
- Intraperitoneal chemotherapy protocols
Musculoskeletal Oncology
- Bone and soft tissue tumour resections
- Limb salvage surgeries with rehabilitation
- Retroperitoneal sarcoma resections
Urologic Oncology
- Radical/partial nephrectomy (open and minimally invasive)
- Radical cystectomy with ileal conduit/neobladder
- Radical prostatectomy
- Penile cancer surgery (total/ partial penectomy/ penis preservation strategies)
- Orchidectomy for testicular tumours
- Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (nerve-sparing)
Skin Malignancies
- Melanoma resection and reconstruction
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Surgical management of BCC and SCC
- Skin grafting and flap reconstruction
Pediatric Oncology
- Surgical management of hepatoblastoma, neuroblastoma, and Wilms’ tumour
- Resections for pediatric sarcomas, including Ewing’s
- Palliative and Emergency Cancer Surgery
- Feeding procedures: gastrostomy, jejunostomy, PEG
- Gastrojejunostomy, intestinal bypass
- Diversion procedures: colostomy, ileostomy
- Stoma care
