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Surgical ProceduresThe following lists include only the most common and/or specialty procedures of NW Surgical Oncology. This list is not all-inclusive. If you're wondering about a specific procedure, please ask. Specialty Procedures:Whipple or PancreaticoduodenectomyThe Whipple procedure is surgical procedure to remove a growth on the duodenum, bile duct or head of the pancreas. It can also beperformed for chronic pancreatitis and strictures of the bile or pancreatic duct. The operation consists of removing the gallbladder, part of the bile duct, the duodenum, the head of the pancreas and sometimes the lower portion of the stomach. All three of these structures (the bile duct, stomach and small bowel, and the pancreas) need to be reconstructed in the last part of the surgery. Distal PancreatectomyA Distal Pancreatectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the end of the pancreas. This procedure is used to treat pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocysts, and injury. Sometimes the spleen is also removed during this procedure. Liver ResectionA Liver resection is a treatment option for primary and sometimes metastatic cancer of the liver. This surgical procedure removes a portion of the liver in order to remove various types of liver tumors. The goal of this type of surgery is to remove all tumors and affected tissue while leaving as much of the liver as possible. Breast Surgery Breast surgeries include biopsy, lumpectomy or segmental mastectomy, and mastectomy. These are generally performed for breast cancer.Colon or Rectal Resection Removal of a part of the colon or rectum (the last part of the large bowel) is often done for cancer. In many cases we can re-connect the bowel, avoiding a stoma or ostomy.Gastrectomy Removal of part or all of the stomach with reconstruction is generally done for cancer of the stomach. Esophagectomy Removal of part of the esophagus with reconstruction is generally done for cancer. Lymph Node Dissection Lymph node dissections are often done for treatment of breast or skin cancer. They can be "sentinel lymph node" dissections where the first few lymph nodes draining the affected area are removed or completion lymph node dissctions where all the lymph nodes from an area of the body such as the armpit or groin are removed.Melanoma Excision Melanoma's are skin cancers that require a wide excision of normal healthy skin around them them to reduce the risk of them returning. The width of the resection needed will depend on the depth of the melanoma. Radical Excision Sarcomas are soft tissue tumors that are removed by radical excision. This means we remove the tumor with a margin of surrounding healthy appearing tissue. This is done to reduce the risk of the tumor returning. Thyroidectomy Removal of half or all the the thyroid is done for diagnosis or treatment of thyroid cancer. Common procedures:
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