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What procedure is used to treat cancer of the rectum?
Abdominoperineal resection
What is the purpose of transurethral bladder resection?
Transurethral bladder resection is a procedure performed to remove abnormal tissues or growths in the bladder, such as tumors or polyps. This procedure is often used to diagnose and treat conditions like bladder cancer, relieve symptoms such as recurrent urinary tract infections or bleeding, and improve urine flow.
What is block resection in cancer surgery?
Block resection means taking the entire specimen out as a single piece. "No touch" means that only the normal tissue removed with specimen is handled; the cancer itself is never touched.
How does a wedge resection treat lung cancer?
This procedure involves removing a small part of the lung.
Why is Bowel resection done?
Bowel resection may be performed to treat various disorders of the intestine, including cancer, obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ruptured diverticulum, ischemia, or traumatic injury
By what means are cancer cells prevented from spreading into the general circulation?
Special techniques called block resection and no-touch
What does excision involve?
Excision refers to the removal of the cancer and its effects. Resection of a tumor in the colon can end the effects of obstruction, for instance, or removal of a breast carcinoma can stop the cancer.
What is staging laparotomy?
A staging laparotomy is a surgical procedure used to determine the stage of a patient's cancer, most commonly for Lymphomas. It involves removing lymph nodes and sometimes the spleen to allow a pathologist to see if the malignant (cancer) cells have reached that far. This procedure is much less common than it once was, as there are few cases in which the treatment would be changed depending on its results. Also, more recently staging has been performed with the use of laparoscopy instead of laparotomy (small incisions and a camera rather than the traditional larger incision.)
How does early testing indicating increases in CEA levels impact the cure rate in return cancer?
Unfortunately, this does not always mean the recurrent cancer can be cured.
What are the treatments that someone would have to have if they were diagnosed with esophagus cancer?
Esophagus cancer is a cancer that affects the throat area. Treatments can consist of endoscopic mucosal resection, removal of part of the throat, chemotherapy, chemoradiation, and radiation treatment.
What is an esophageal resection?
Esophageal resection is a surgical procedure where a part or the entire esophagus is removed. It is usually done to treat conditions such as esophageal cancer, severe reflux disease, or trauma to the esophagus. After the resection, the remaining parts of the esophagus are usually reconnected to allow the passage of food and liquids.
What is the icd-9 code for post colon resection 3 months ago for sigmoid colon cancer and is now admitted for adjunct chemotherapy?
chemotherapy
