Risk 5.3% of all cancers; 55.6% of all blood cancers (USA National Institutes of Health Registry) Per annum risk 2.9:100,000 population (European Age-Standardized Incidence UK, 1993–2012) Perioperative Risks Tumor: Mechanical obstruction, compression effect on organs systems (e.g., airway or bowel…
Introduction Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) was initially described in the 1930s for patients with locally advanced gynecologic cancers, especially those with local and peritoneal spread, in an attempt to reduce symptoms arising from tumor burden. The subsequent extensive debulking surgeries developed…
General Introduction Surgical excision of endocrine tumors ranges from relatively common thyroid cancer surgery to rare conditions such as removal of pheochromocytoma and hypophysectomy for pituitary adenoma. A comprehensive evaluation of the perioperative management of all endocrine tumors is beyond…
Introduction Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with an estimated 1.8 million new cases in 2018, but ranks second in terms of mortality (after lung cancer) with an estimated 881,000 associated deaths per annum. Approximately 50%…
What Is Regional Anesthesia? Regional anesthesia may be defined as the administration of local anesthetic drugs around a nerve or plexus of nerves, or anatomical plane through which nerves pass, in order to render a distal site anesthetized. It can…