Surgical Oncology

Question 1

goals of surgery in cancer treatment

Answer 1

prophylactic: preventable
diagnostic: biopsies
staging: tumor type, growth size, nodes, regional spread, distant metastasis
definitive/curative: final and conclusive
palliative: symptoms, relieve pain
adjuvant/ supportive: after treatment
Reconstructive/ rehabillitative: pastice surgery
salvage: reoccurrence of disease

Question 2

factors to consider before surgery

Answer 2

cancer facts
patients health
general health habits
nutritional status
rehab potential
age

Question 3

surgical biopsy techniques

Answer 3

fine-needle aspiration (small sample)
percutaneous (take lung sample)
core needle biopsy (larger than needle, small chunk)
incisional biopsy (remove portion)
excisional biopsy (remove entire tumor)
endoscopic biopsy (sample of inside organ)
laprascopic (samples of outside)

Question 4

how long after surgery can radiation start?

Answer 4

3-6 weeks

Question 5

over the past ____ years, surgery has become less invasive

Answer 5

25-30 years

Question 6

what is seeding?

Answer 6

cancer has spread in surgical area

Question 7

Mohs Procedure

Answer 7

take out tissue and look for abnormal cells during surgery

Question 8

Adequate margins varies with

Answer 8

type of cancer being removed