More than 400 cases have been performed so far, with excellent results. The approach at most centers is to remove the entire organ, which can be disfiguring and traumatic to patients. Our aim at MICC is to preserve the organ as far as possible, so that you retain the joys of life.

We adopt a more conservative approach using pre-operative treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, interventional radiology etc., wherever possible. These treatments shrink the tumour to a size that allows our skilled and experienced onco surgeons to perform keyhole surgery that is minimally invasive. This not only helps save the organ but hardly leaves any scars.

Our surgical team also includes plastic surgeons and surgeons from other specialties who help reconstruct organs and limbs, as our aim is to give you back a normal life as far as possible. Infact at MICC over 70% of women with breast cancer are offered breast conservation.

The Department of Surgical Oncology is headed by Dr. Ajit Pai, who trained in surgical oncology at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai for 6 years. He obtained further specialized training in surgery for liver, biliary and pancreatic cancers at Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto Universities, and in keyhole surgery for esophageal cancer at Osaka university school of medicine, Japan. He also completed a fellowship in pancreatic cancer surgery at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. His special interests are in keyhole surgery for esophageal cancer and surgery for liver, pancreatic and gastrointestinal cancers.

The Department Surgical Oncology is aided by an American qualified pathologist and haematopathologist.

 

colonoscopy, fibre-optic bronchoscopy are used to identify exact location and extent of disease and during follow-up. The availability of facilities for Bronchoscopy and a Pulmonologist help the Oncology Department to manage lung cancer well.

Advanced gadgets like electro-surgical devices, Argon Plasma Coagulator and a wide array of surgical staplers are routinely used here.

High quality MRI Mammography is available for Breast Cancer Management and prevention. The hospital also has a Cytology Department to aid detection of Cervical Cancer.

We also house the Radiation Oncology Department with latest technological advancements and best of the class equipments inside the hospital premises which enables efficient, hassle-free and timely management of cancer patients under one roof. This will be unique in the city of Chennai.

 

Cancer - Is it curable?
Cancer is curable if detected early. Early detection of cancer is possible by screening, and this has led to improved survival in cancers of the breast and cervix. If a person has regular medical check up, and reports immediately to the doctor if he has any of the warning signs (unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite, lump in the breast or bleeding from the nipple, recent change of bowel habits, vaginal bleeding after menopause, change in shape/size or bleeding from a mole, chronic cough), then cancer may be detected at an earlier stage and cure is possible in most cases.

Cancer detection programmes - Screening for cancer
Screening is detection of cancer at a very early stage, by testing normal persons with simple, painless tests. The aim of screening is to decrease the death rate from a particular cancer. Screening programmes exist for breast, colorectal (large intestine), cervix, lung and prostate cancer.

Examples of screening tests are:

MIOT has a Master Health Check up scheme, in which ladies are screened for breast cancer with digital mammography and MR mammography. The Gynaecology department routinely screens all comers for cervix cancer. Many of the early cancer cases treated by the Oncology department are referred from the Master Health check up department.

 

MIOT Hospitals - Ideally suited for care of cancer patients
Apart from the highly trained Oncologist and state-of-the-art facilities, MIOT has a large verdant campus, with gardens and fountains. Patients are given individual attention, and can recuperate well in the quiet, beautiful surroundings. Patients are extensively counselled before and after surgery, so that they have no doubts or fears. Adequate time for patient-doctor interaction and follow up visits are provided.
 

Cancer treatment at MIOT Hospitals - Case studies

Case Study 1
- Cancer Type: Liver cancer
- Diagnosis:

 

 

- Treatment: TACE

He underwent a procedure called Trans arterial chemo embolisation or TACE, wherein the blood supply to the tumour is blocked through a pinhole puncture in a thigh blood vessel, along with injection of chemotherapy directly into the tumour.

 

- Surgery:
Three weeks after TACE, the patient underwent a successful operation to remove the tumour bearing portion of the liver. He is doing well, six months after surgery.

 

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Case Study 2
- Cancer Type: Parotid Tumour
- Diagnosis and treatment:
Young lady from abroad, presented with a large tumour over the right side of the face and jaw, arising from the parotid gland. She underwent a very major surgery to remove the parotid gland, the skin of the cheek, part of the jaw bone, and then plastic surgery using tissues from her back to fill the defect so created.

 

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Case Study 3
- Cancer Type: Thyroid cancer
- Diagnosis and treatment:

 

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Case Study 4
- Tumour Type: Esophageal cyst
- Diagnosis and treatment:

 

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