Oncology

Oncology

Dr. Sivasubramaniam, Head of Department
The 3 main branches of Oncology are Medical (treated by medicines or chemicals), Surgical (treated by surgery), and Radiation (treated by radiation). Medical Oncology is a super speciality or higher speciality branch where the doctor is trained for 3 more years post M.D. and is equivalent to PhD degree. Among these 3 branches, a Medical oncologist plays the maximum role in treating cancer patients because apart from administering chemotherapy, he/she has additional roles like a clinical oncologist, where he basically investigates and does work up to diagnose and stage cancer to plan treatment properly. He/she also gives supportive care to cancer patients since they can also develop various complications due to cancer due to treatment. He/she provides palliative care and pain management as well.

Milestones

  • Full-fledged Emergency Department that runs 24x7 - highly required to manage cancer-related and treatment-related complications that can occur anytime. Ability to treat conditions like Febrile Neutropenia in less than an hour
  • Thousands of cancer patients have been treated at SMF, and many cancer survivors lead happy lives

Treatment

Key equipment/Tools

  • Laminar airflow bench (for mixing chemotherapy drugs)
  • Bone marrow biopsy needle
  • Bone marrow aspiration needle
  • Lumbar puncture needle
  • Intercostal drainage tubes
  • Pigtail catheter
  • Central line
  • Chemo port
  • PICC line (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter)

Key Surgeries and Procedures

  • Pleural tapping
  • Ascitic tapping
  • Bone marrow aspiration
  • Lumbar puncture and intrathecal chemotherapy
  • Chemo port insertion
  • PICC line insertion
  • Intercostal tube drainage insertion
  • Central line insertion

Unique cases

  • 28 year old male with Mediastinal mixed germ cell tumour and SVC obstruction received chemotherapy and surgery and is disease free. This disease is very challenging even in a higher center since choosing chemotherapy and also planning surgery is difficult
  • 29 year old female with high risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia was cured of the disease. The patient had multiple lung metastases and very high beta hCG levels. She was cured with high-dose chemotherapy, and she is disease free
  • Retroperitoneal high-grade soft tissue sarcoma was excised in a 59 year old female. The tumour size was 25 cm. She received 6 cycles of high-dose chemotherapy and is disease free
  • Stage 4 primary peritoneal carcinoma in a 68 year old female was given chemotherapy, and surgical debulking was done. She is disease free for more than a year and is on follow-up

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Our Dedicated Consultants For Oncology
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