1. Introduction & Overview
Thoracic oncology focuses on cancers affecting the lungs and chest region.
Dr. Parveen Mendiratta provides surgical care and treatment including:
- Lung Cancer Surgery: Precision lobectomy, pneumonectomy, and targeted wedge segmentectomy resections.
- Chest Wall Tumor Surgery: Radical removal of chest wall growths with advanced skeletal reconstruction.
- Thoracic Tumor Management: Complex surgical clearances of mediastinal tumors and thymomas.
Advanced surgical approaches are used to improve patient recovery and treatment effectiveness.
2. Key Warning Symptoms
Common signs that warrant immediate oncologist evaluation:
- Persistent, chronic cough or hoarseness extending beyond 3 weeks.
- Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum details.
- Unexplained shortness of breath combined with sharp localized chest pain.
3. Diagnostic Mappings
High-precision staging evaluations performed at our center:
- Contrast Chest CT Scans to check vascular boundaries.
- Bronchoscopy for bronchial biopsy mapping.
- Encrypted clinical PET tracking to evaluate distant cell spreads.
4. Specialized Surgical Options
Advanced procedures customized for the patient's stage:
- Lobectomy & Segmentectomy: Targeted removal of diseased lung sections.
- Mediastinal Tumor resection: Clearances of complex thymomas or nerve tumors.
- VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery): Keyhole chest resections.
5. Surgical Recovery Guidance
Hospital stays range from 3 to 5 days for keyhole VATS resections. Breath guidance exercises and early physical mobilization support rapid breathing recovery and discharge safety.