Onco Surgery – An Overview

Oncology is a broad field that encompasses a variety of approaches to diagnosing and treating cancer. Surgical oncology is a branch of cancer care that focuses on using surgery to identify, stage, and treat cancer as well as control some of the symptoms that come with it. Dr. Arghya Basu takes a multidisciplinary approach to treatment that includes a variety of therapies and procedures as prescribed by the patient’s comprehensive plan. Dr. Basu is a famous gastrointestinal surgeon and onco surgeon in Kolkata, with vast experience in GI oncosurgery, head and neck cancer surgery, breast cancer surgery, and surgical removal of malignant tumours. Gastroenterology disorders as well as all GI cancers are treated holistically.

What are his Surgical Expertise

Dr. Arghya Basu is one of the best cancer surgeons in Kolkata, specialising in a gamut of cancer treatment modalities. He usually performs the following procedures:

• All forms of gastroenterology cancer surgeries
• Surgeries for cancers of the head and neck (Thyroid, Parathyroid, Laryngeal and other Cancers)
• Thoracic surgeries for oesophageal and lung cancer
• Oral cancer surgeries
• Craniofacial surgeries
• Reconstructive and oncoplastic surgeries
• Radical mastectomy and breast conserving surgeries

Why is Oncosurgery Needed?

Surgery may be necessary for a person who has cancer or is suspected of having cancer for a variety of reasons. Surgical oncology can be utilised for a variety of purposes, as listed by the best surgical oncologist in Kolkata, include:

• Cancer diagnosis (diagnostic surgery or biopsy)
• Surgically remove a tumour or a piece of a cancerous tumour (curative or debulking surgery)
• Determine the location of the cancer, whether it has spread, and whether it is affecting other organ functions (staging surgery)
• Other methods of treatment, such as inserting an infusion port, are encouraged (supportive surgery)
• Restoring the look or function of the body (reconstructive surgery)
• Relieving the negative effects (palliative surgery)

What is the Procedure for Oncosurgery? Surgery

Open surgery and minimally invasive surgery are the two main methods of cancer surgery.

Dr. Arghya Basu, a renowned oncology specialist in Kolkata, will create a big incision in open surgery to remove all or part of a tumour as well as some healthy tissue around it (margins).

He also performs minimally invasive cancer surgery using the laparoscopic technique. In this type of cancer surgery, he will create a few small incisions and place a laparoscope—a thin tube with a tiny camera connected to it—into one of them to capture an internal image, while using surgical tools to remove malignancies and surrounding tissue through the other incision