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Surgical Oncology

General Information

Expertise in Diagnostic Approach, Treatment, Follow-up, and Non-Surgical Management


Abdominal/Peritoneal Cavity

-Primary peritoneal malignancies (e.g. pseudomyxoma, mesothelioma)

-Sarcomas and other Mesenchymal tumours (e.g. GIST, schwannomas)

-Metastatic Tumours


Esophagus

-Carcinoma of the oesophagus

-Carcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction

-Oesophageal injuries/strictures


Stomach

Gastric Cancer

Non-cancerous gastric tumours


Colorectal (large bowel)

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal tumors-benign


Small Bowel

Intestinal Tumours (adenocarcinoma, NeuroEndocrine, Sarcoma, GIST, etc)

Intestinal invasion/obstruction of other tumours


Appendix

Appendiceal malignancies


Adrenal Glands

-Adrenal Tumours (primary, metastatic, incidentalomas, etc.)


Peritoneal & Retroperitoneal Sarcomas

-Mesenchymal and Sarcomatous tumours


Surgical Procedures

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery:

-Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy & radical 2-field lymphadenectomy

-Three-stage Oesophagectomy & radical 2 or 3-field lymphadenectomy

-Total Gastrectomy & radical D2 lymphadenectomy

-Sub-Total Gastrectomy & radical D2 lymphadenectomy

-Extended Total Gastrectomy and lower Oesophagectomy via thoracoabdominal approach & radical D2 lymphadenectomy

-Laparoscopic Total & Sub-Total Gastrectomy (for early carcinoma/benign disease)

-Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (for GIST tumors)

-Laparoscopic/open Splenectomy

-Exploratory/Staging Laparoscopy (with/without peritoneal lavage/cytology)

-Feeding jejunostomy/gastrostomy (Laparoscopic/Open)


Abdominal/Peritoneal Cavity:

-HIPEC (Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy): The treatment of patients with peritoneal cancer (mesothelioma, pseudomyxoma peritonei and peritoneal metastases)

-Total Peritonectomy

-Exploratory/Staging Laparoscopy and biopsy (with/without peritoneal lavage/cytology)

-Aortic Lymphadenectomy


Sarcoma Surgery:

-Laparoscopic/Open biopsy

-Sarcoma resection

-Multiorgan Resection for Sarcoma Treatment (including vascular resection/reconstruction)

-Compartmental Resection for Sarcoma Treatment (including vascular resection/reconstruction)


Intestinal Surgery (small and large bowel):

-Laparoscopic/open Colectomies

-Laparoscopic/open Anterior resection of the rectum

-Laparoscopic/open Abdominoperineal resection of the rectum

-Transanal excision of rectal tumours

-Laparoscopic/open Resection of small bowel

-Total colectomy & ileoanal anastomosis with J-pouch formation (for UC)

-Laparoscopic/open small bowel resection


Endocrine Surgical Oncology:

-Laparoscopic/open adrenalectomy

-Laparoscopic/open pancreatectomy


Vascular Access for Oncological purposes:

Port-catheter placement

Hepatic artery catheter placement (for directed chemotherapy)


Department Doctors

Dr Christopher Hadjittofi

General and HPB Surgeon

Dr Christopher Hadjittofi

Dr Kyriakos Neofytou

General & Laparoscopic Surgeon

Dr Kyriakos Neofytou

Dr Zenon Christodoulou

General Surgeon

Dr Zenon Christodoulou

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