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| ABOUT UROLOGIC CANCER & ROBOTIC SURGERY
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Urologic Cancer Surgery or Urologic Oncology is a specialized branch of Surgery, which focuses on the Surgical Management of various types of Cancers affecting organs in the urinary and reproductive system of the body. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN UROLOGIC CANCER & ROBOTIC SURGERY
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A Urologic cancer surgeon (uro-oncologist) commonly treats the following conditions: Prostate cancer; Urinary bladder cancer; Kidney cancer; Adrenal gland tumors and masses; Testes and penile cancer; Tumors involving the ureter or urethra. |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN UROLOGIC CANCER & ROBOTIC SURGERY
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X – Rays; Computed Tomography (CT) Scan; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan; Ultrasound (USG); Bone scan; Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Blood Tests including Tumor Markers; Lymph Node Biopsy; Cystoscopy; Urine cytology. |
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SURGERIES & PROCEDURES IN UROLOGIC CANCER & ROBOTIC SURGERY
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Radical prostatectomy (including robotic radical prostatectomy); Pelvic lymph node dissection; Radical cystectomy (including robotic radical cystectomy); Radical nephrectomy (open, laparoscopic and robotic); Partial nephrectomy (open, laparoscopic and robotic); Nephroureterectomy (open, laparoscopic and robotic); Urethrectomy; Partial cystectomy (open, laparoscopic and robotic); Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT); Transurethral Channeling of prostate for prostate cancer (TUR Channeling); High Inguinal Orchidectomy; Partial or Total penectomy; Inguinal lymph node dissection; Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (Open, laparoscopic and robotic). |
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