Cancer Surgery (OncoSurgery)
Tumour /Cancer in Which Area? | Who is the Onco Surgeon? | What are the common symptoms? All cancer might be associated with unexplained weight loss, fever and loss of appetite |
Brain |
Neurosurgeon |
Swelling on head, headache, blurring of vision, black-out, vertigo, fainting episode, nausea & vomiting |
Spinal Cord |
Neurosurgeon |
Swelling on back (vertebral column), back pain, difficulty in walking or weight lifting, sitting straight, radiating pain in shoulder or hand or finger or thigh or leg |
Meninges |
Neurosurgeon |
Same as brain tumour |
Tongue |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Rough surface, hairy surface, distaste, loss of appetite, bleeding spot, white/ash discoloration |
Throat |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Hoarse voice, Unexplained long time sore throat, pain while swallowing, swelling visible from outside, persistent cough, fresh blood with cough or vomit |
Vocal Cord |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Hoarse voice, Unexplained long time sore throat, pain while swallowing, fresh blood with cough |
Palate |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Swelling, rough surface, tenderness, redness, discoloration |
Larynx |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Same as throat cancer |
Pharynx |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Same as throat cancer |
Ear |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Pain, Swelling, difficulty in hearing, feeling of blockade in ear, vertigo |
Nose |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Uncontrolled unexplained bleeding, swelling, tenderness, nose block, feeling of stuffiness |
Oesophagus |
ENT & Head Neck Surgeon |
Same as throat cancer |
Trachea |
Thoracic Surgeon |
Unexplained cough, bleeding with cough, breathing difficulty |
Lung |
Thoracic Surgeon |
Unexplained cough, bleeding with cough, breathing difficulty, chest congestion, heaviness of chest |
Chest Cavity |
Thoracic Surgeon |
Heavy feeling in chest wall, swelling in chest wall, Unexplained cough, bleeding with cough, breathing difficulty, chest congestion, heaviness of chest |
Breast, axilla |
General Surgeon |
Painless single or multiple lump in breast, nipple discharge of thick discolored fluid or blood, nipple skin puckered, skin colour changed and discoloured skin over breast, lump in axilla |
Stomach |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Pain, nausea and vomiting of undigested food, foul smelling food coming out, lump on abdomen, black coloured blood in vomiting |
Intestine |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Blocked intestine with lump, vomiting, abdominal pain, abdomen hard and tender on touch, black sticky blood in stool, visible lump/swelling |
Abdomen |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
visible lump/swelling, abdominal pain, abdomen hard and tender on touch |
Gall Bladder |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Jaundice, itching of whole body because of high bilirubin, vomiting, nausea, indigestion, history of gall stone, abdominal pain |
Pancreas |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Persistent abdominal pain, indigestion, vomiting |
Bile duct |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Same as Gall Bladder Cancer |
Liver |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Jaundice, vomiting, nausea, indigestion, blood in vomit, abdominal pain |
Colon |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Blood in stool (mostly black and sticky), abdominal pain, constipation, indigestion |
Rectum |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Blood in stool (fresh red or black), pain while passing stool, constipation, solid stool, history of fissure or fistula, feeling of incomplete emptying, narrow strip or pieces of stool coming out with effort |
Anal Canal & Anus |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Blood in stool (fresh red or black), pain while passing stool, constipation, solid stool, lump/swelling to be felt by finger or coming out, history of fissure or fistula, feeling of incomplete emptying, narrow strip or pieces of stool coming out with effort |
Any soft swelling visible on skin on any part of body e.g. axilla, groin, on front or back of body, limbs |
General & Laparoscopy Surgeon |
Mostly painless lump, initially small suddenly might start growing big at a faster rate, suddenly overlying skin might become rough or hairy, a movable lump suddenly might become fixed with underlying tissue |
Kidney |
Urology Surgeon |
Pain while passing urine, swelling on flank, blood in urine |
Urinary Bladder |
Urology Surgeon |
Painless bleeding while passing in urine, blood in urine, pain in lower abdomen |
Prostate |
Urology Surgeon |
Difficulty in passing urine, blood in urine, urine coming out in narrow strip, pain in passing urine |
Uterus |
Gynae Surgeon |
Excessive menstruation, painful menstruation, felling of heaviness in lower abdomen, feeling of lump in lower abdomen |
Cervix of Uterus |
Gynae Surgeon |
Feeling of something coming out through vagina, foul smelling discharge from vagina, Excessive menstruation, painful menstruation, felling of heaviness in lower abdomen, feeling of lump in lower abdomen |
Ovary |
Gynae Surgeon |
Pain or swelling on right or left or both side of lower abdomen, problem with menstruation |
Any tumour / cancer on any bone of body e.g. hand, leg, knee, mandible, face bone |
Ortho Surgeon |
Swelling or pain sensation or difficulty of moving that specific bone or joint |