Basics of Surgical Oncology - Juniper Publishers
Cancer Therapy & Oncology - Juniper Publishers Abstract This article aims to standardize terms used in Surgical Oncology that are the basis for the treatment of cancer patients. Terms like: Patient out of cancer treatment, Patient in stage IV, In block tumor resection, Ganglionic relay, Local and regional control, Systemic Control, Unknown Primary Origin, Unresectability, Inoperability, Multiple Organ Resection, Preoperative Nutritional Status, Minimum Oncologic Procedure, Resection margins, Prognostic Factors, Peritoneal Washing Cytology, Adjuvant, Neoadjuvant and Peri-adjuvant Therapy. Keywords: Basic terms in Surgical Oncology; Cancer Surgery Abbreviations: OCT: Patient Out of Cancer Treatment; UPO: Unknown Primary Origin; BMI: Body Mass Index. Introduction There are basic oncological principles universally accepted and those principles were born from the experience accumulated in Cancer Treatment Centers after years of observing the results