Surgical Oncology

Surgical oncology is one of the important departments of the cancer centre. Usually all the new patients coming to the center are first seen in the Surgical Oncology OPD and after getting the tissue or cytological diagnosis and evaluation for operability both clinically and radiologically, those patients are taken for surgical admission and operations. Inoperable cases detected either clinically or radiologically are referred for other modality of treatments like chemotherapy and or radiotherapy.

Modified radical mastectomy, Breast conservation surgeries, radical gastric resections, Abdomino Perineal Resection of rectal cancers are few of those surgeries being done routinely. Radical as well as conservative surgeries for cancer penis are also done frequently. Many a times palliative and bypass surgeries are being done to alleviate pain and agony, Oesophago-gastrectomy, Whipples procedures are been done less frequently. Wide local excision of soft tissue cancers are also being done in routine basis along with reconstructive procedures.

Post-graduate students from the department of Surgery, SCB Medical College, Cuttack are undertaking training on rotation. Surgeons from peripheral health services are also undergoing re- orientation training in surgical technique on rotation basis. The departmental seminar is being conducted regularly. The faculties have also delivered many guest lecturers, presented papers in conferences and taken part in various symposia and workshops. Faculties regularly take part in early cancer detection and educational programs joining the cancer control camps and various awareness programs. M.Ch. in Surgical Oncology is continuing from 2017.

Two batches of three days State level training and one batch of one day training for Surgery specialists of DHH on screening of Breast cancer were undertaken.