What does a surgical oncologist do?

A surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery and also performs certain types of biopsies to help diagnose cancer.

What are the typical symptoms of cancer?

There may be Change in bowel or bladder habit, sore that does not heal, Unusual bleeding or discharge, Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, Obvious change in a wart or mole and hoarseness in voice.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the surgical oncologist?

Investigations like Polymerase chain reaction, IHC, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound are required.

What is the difference between the surgical and clincal radiologist?

A surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery and also performs certain types of biopsies to help diagnose cancer whereas a clinical radiologist is a specialist doctor who is trained to read and interpret medical images in order to diagnose, treat and monitor diseases.

Can a surgical oncologist treat breast cancer?

Yes, they can treat the cases of breast cancer successfully.

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About Dr. Rohit Kumar C

Dr. Rohit Kumar C is a Surgical Oncology specialist with extensive experience, competence, and recognition.
He has core experience in thyroid and parathyroid surgery, breast surgery, peritoneal surface malignancy, head and neck surgery, colorectal cancer, and soft-tissue sarcomas.
Dr. Rohit Kumar C is a certified robotic surgeon.
Clinical Fellow Head & Neck Oncology: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (March 2019).
He received his MBBS degree from Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, MS Gen Surgery from Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, and DNB Surgical Oncology from Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
He possesses sub-speciality in gastrointestinal cancer, endocrine cancer, genitourinary oncology, and gynaecologic cancer.
He also has a number of publications and three projects on Robotic surgery, PIPAC Quality of Life, and Peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Dr. Rohit Kumar C is fluent in several languages such as Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and English.

Special Interest

Peritoneal Surface Malignancy (HIPEC, PIPAC) Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Breast Surgery, (BCS, SLNB, Oncoplasty, Skin sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy) Gynaecological Malignancy Robotic Surgery Colorectal Cancers Thoracic Oncology Head and Neck Surgery Soft-tissue Sarcomas Preventive Oncology & Young adult-onset cancers

Skilled At

Esophagus Cancer Treatment
Kidney Cancer Treatment
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer Treatment
Neuroblastoma
Ovarian Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer-Surgical
Uterine Sarcoma
Oral Cancer - Surgical
Breast Cancer
Leukemia Treatment
Colon Cancer Treatment

Education & Training
Honours & Awards

DNB, 2016, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center

MS, 2013, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute

MBBS, 2009, Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences

Best paper in research category- Role of Protective Ileostomy In Ileal Perforation And Its Outcome (ASICON 2013, national conference of association of surgeons of India). Best poster award for the poster titled “A Prospective Non-Randomised Study Of Total Robotic 3 Stage Esophagectomy For Carcinoma Esophagus-Single Institute Indian Experience’’ (NATCON 2014 Chennai, National conference of Indian association of surgical oncology). Best poster award In National Conference of Surgical Oncology Natcon 2015 Bhubaneshwar a. “Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Carcinoma Cervix “ b. “Stage Iv Pelvic Chondrosarcoma Treated with Extracorporeal Irradiation And Reimplantation, Metastatectomy: A Case Report Of 6 Years Follow Up”. BEST OF NATCON 2015, SELECTED FOR SSO 2016 for the poster titled “STAGE IV PELVIC CHONDROSARCOMA TREATED WITH EXTRACORPOREAL IRRADIATION AND REIMPLANTATION, METASTATECTOMY: A CASE REPORT OF 6 YEARS FOLLOW UP”. Selected for travelling fellowship in ESSO 36, held in Krakow from September 14-16 2016. Selected for proffered session oral paper presentation titled “A prospective study of robotic-assisted rectal surgery in carcinoma rectum.” in ESSO 36 Krakow 2016. Best video presentation in NATCON 2016 jodhpur for video on robotic left lower lobectomy. Best poster award for a study titled “PERITONEAL METASTASES OF RARE CARCINOMAS TREATED WITH CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY AND HIPEC – A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE “ (INTERNATIONAL COURSE & OPERATIVE WORKSHOP ON HIPEC AND PERITONEAL SURFACE MALIGNANCIES, Bangalore 2017). Best poster award for a study titled “ Factors predicting morbidity & mortality in cytoreductive surgery & hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal surface malignancy”. (ISPSM 2018). Best oral presentation with travelling fellowship in Global partner programme IASO 2019 –sso for paper: A Prospective Two Arm Comparative Study of ICG Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging Vs Conventional Methods (Blue dye and Radiocolloid/hand held gamma probe) For Sentinel Lymph Node Detection In Early Breast cancer - Going Beyond the Horizon. Best Oral paper award & travelling fellowship in ISPSM-esso 2019 Mumbai for Paper: CRS + HIPEC in Stage IIIc Epithelial Ovarian Cancer & Comparison Of Oncological Outcome ONLY with CRS & IV Chemotherapy & CRS + IP Chemotherapy. Selected for INDO-Uk travelling fellowship in ABSI 2019 for paper: A Prospective Observational Study Reporting Early Outcomes of LYMPHA Procedure After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. Selected for travelling fellowship On behalf of the Society of Surgical Oncology for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology held at Xiamen between September 18 and September 22, 2019.