Neck Dissection: When Is It Done With Oral Cancer?
With most oral cancers, the surgeon doesn’t just remove the tumour in the mouth and stop there. The neck gets operated on in the same sitting even when scans show no obvious spread, even when the nodes feel normal, even when the patient has no symptoms in the...
Whipple vs Distal Pancreatectomy:What’s the Difference?
The pancreas sits tucked behind the stomach, divided loosely into three sections: head, body, and tail. Which section the tumour is in decides everything about the operation. A tumour in the head of the pancreas means a Whipple procedure removal of the head along with...
HIPEC vs PIPAC:Which One Is Used for Peritoneal Cancer?
When cancer spreads to the peritoneum, two procedures come into the picture: HIPEC and PIPAC. Both deliver chemotherapy directly into the abdomen but they aren’t interchangeable. HIPEC is a one-time heated chemotherapy wash delivered during major surgery, aimed...