Introduction to Surgical Oncology
Other Roles for Surgical Oncology

Other Roles for Surgical Oncology

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Trevor Little, 2005

  • vascular access

  • nutrition (feeding tubes and stents)

  • salvage therapy after failure of primary chemotherapy or radiation (eg. squamous cell cancer of the anus)

  • emergencies (ruptured viscous, hemorrhage, obstruction)

  • follow up (endoscopic surveillance)