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SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

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Overview

Department of Surgical Oncology offers cutting edge evidence-based care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all cancer related illness with the help of state-of-the-art facilities and well-trained faculty. The department undertakes Onco-surgeries of all types, including, Thoracic, Gastrointestinal, Gynaecological, Breast, Head and neck, Urological and Bone.

Facilities

  • HIPEC surgery –RAND machine (from Italy)
  • Laparoscopic Keyhole Surgery –Karl Storz 4k Ultra HD(german)
  • Microvascular free flap reconstruction
  • VATS Thoracoscopic surgery lung and esophagus surgery

Services

  • Laparoscopic transthoracic esophageal surgery
  • VATS (Video assisted thoracic surgery) Lung Cancer Surgery
  • VATS procedures for benign lung pathology
  • Laparoscopic colorectal procedures
  • Total/Extended Total / Distal Gastrectomies
  • Whipples procedures
  • Hepatobiliary cancer surgeries
  • Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for advanced GI malignancies
  • Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for advanced and recurrent ovarian malignancies
  • PIPAC (Pressurized Intraperitoneal chemotherapy)
  • Laparoscopic surgery for carcinoma endometrium
  • Breast Conservation surgery with flap reconstruction
  • Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
  • Radical Cystectomy with ileal conduit/neobladder
  • RPLND
  • Locally advanced carcinoma of the oral cavity
  • Larynx preservation surgeries
  • Near Total Laryngectomies
  • Free flap reconstructive procedures for advanced malignancies
  • Limb salvage surgery with prosthetic limb reconstruction

Faculties

Dr. Joju Antony Sebastian
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Arun K Balan
Assistant Professor
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Dr Prasanth Poolakkil
Reg.No: 49435
Assistant Professor
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Publications

  • Prasanth Poolakkil, Sajith Babu Thavarool, Satheesan Balasubramanyam, & Kandathil Joseph Philip. "Dedifferentiation in thyroid cancer: an increasingly appreciated concept." International Surgery Journal, 8.2 (Feb 2021): 757-759.
  • Diversion colostomy in obstructed Rectal cancer with dilated colon: A Novel technique to avoid faecal spillage. Poolakkil Prasanth et al. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume 49, Issue 2, e139 - e140
  • Poolakkil, Prasanth.;Neelakandan, Vijayan.; Khan, Firoz. (2023). Granulomatous Mastitis—a Close Mimicker of Carcinoma Breast: Our Experience. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. 5. 10.1007/s42399-023-01578-x.
  • Poolakkil, Prasanth; Pareekutty, Nizamudheen M.; Balasubramanian, Satheesan; Nethrakare, Aravind; Anilkumar, Bindu. Real-world data on the pattern of recurrence of colorectal cancer at a tertiary cancer center in South India: A retrospective observational study. Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment 7(1):p 36-44, Jan–Mar 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/crst.crst_209_23
  • Poolakkil, P., Pareekutty, N. M., Balasubramanian, S., Nethrakare, A., & Anilkumar, B. (2024). Challenges in the management of foot and ankle sarcomas: A retrospective analysis in a tertiary cancer institute in South India. Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 7(3), 318–325.

    https://doi.org/10.4103/crst.crst_6_24

  • Poolakkil, P., Pareekkutty, N., Balasubramanian, S. et al. Feasibility and Outcomes of Salvage Therapy for Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Patients Followed Up with a Low-Intensity Regime. Indian J Surg Oncol (2025).

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-025-02227-6 7.

  • Alappatt, J., Poolakkil, P., Pareekkutty, N. et al. Incidence and Predictive Factors of Pathological Complete Response in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy. Indian J Surg Oncol (2025).

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-025-02393-7