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Oncological Surgery — Principles, Techniques and Multidisciplinary Perspective

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un análisis exhaustivo y sistemático de los principios biomecánicos, moleculares, anatómicos e inmunológicos de las resecciones tumorales de alta complejidad, la integración multidisciplinar y las técnicas quirúrgicas avanzadas de preservación orgánica.

What it covers

  1. Surgical Oncology
  2. Fundamental Principles and History of Oncological Surgery
  3. · Historical Evolution of Surgical Paradigms
  4. · The Impact of Oncological Surgery on the Global Cure of Cancer
  5. · Biological Principles Applied to Surgery
  6. Surgical Margins and Biology of Metastases
  7. · Definition and Histopathological Classification of Resection Margins
  8. · Biology of Metastasis and Plane Invasion
  9. · Surgical Prevention of Local Recurrence and Tumor Seeding
  10. Preoperative Evaluation, Staging and Selection of Biopsies
  11. · Types of Biopsy and their Technical Indications
  12. · Standard Staging: The TNM System
  13. · Determination of Resectability vs. Operability
  14. Surgery with Curative Intent and Compartmental Resections
  15. · The Concept of Embryological Dissection: Resection of Anatomical "Envelopes"
  16. · Compartmental Surgery in Extremity Sarcomas
  17. Oncological Lymphadenectomy: Pathophysiology and Techniques
  18. · Pathophysiology of Lymphatic Dissemination
  19. · Sentinel Node Biopsy (SLNB)
  20. · Radical Ganglionic Disposals: Indications and Anatomical Limits
  21. Citoreductive Surgery (Debulking) and HIPEC
  22. · The Quantification of Carcinomatosis: Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI)
  23. · Sugarbaker Peritonectomy Procedures
  24. · Pathophysiology of HIPEC and Hyperthermia
  25. Prophylactic and Risk Reducing Surgery
  26. · Major Genetic Syndromes and Rescue Surgical Interventions
  27. Palliative Surgery in Cancer Patients
  28. · Critical Indications in Palliative Surgery
  29. Surgical Management of Parenchymal Metastases
  30. · Liver Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (MHCR)
  31. · Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Thomford Criteria
  32. Organ Reconstruction and Preservation in Oncological Surgery
  33. · The Reconstructive Ladder Applied to Oncological Defects
  34. · Surgical Strategies for the Preservation of Organs and Sphincters
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy and Perioperative Interactions
  36. · Neoadjuvant Therapy: Biological Advantages and Surgical Challenges
  37. · Tissue Effects of Preoperative Radiotherapy
  38. · Optimal Timing of Surgery after Neoadjuvant
  39. Perioperative Complications and Oncological Syndromes
  40. · Complex Lymphatic Fistulas and Chylothorax
  41. · Oncologic Cachexia and its Perioperative Impact
  42. · Prehabilitation and Perioperative Immunonutrition Protocol
  43. Emerging Technologies and Minimally Invasive Surgery
  44. · Robotic Surgery in Oncology
  45. · Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Guided Surgery (ICG)
  46. · Localized Tumor Ablation Techniques
  47. Postoperative Monitoring, ctDNA and Local Recurrence
  48. · Detection of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) using ctDNA
  49. · Dynamics and Duplication of Tumor Markers
  50. · Approach to Recurrent Locoregional Recurrence

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Subject
Surgery
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
50
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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