The capabilities and experience of our oncology team are decisive factors for the application of the most appropriate techniques during the prevention and treatment of various forms of cancer of the female genital tract. Our modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment contribute to the successful therapeutic approach. In addition, several visiting doctors from Greece and abroad have attended these pioneering operations. During these 9 years, thousands of operations have been performed in the Gynaecological Oncology Unit. The results have been published in international journals and in European and International conferences.
The Gynaecological Oncology and Laparoscopic Surgery Unit has been operating since 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. The Unit aims at the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of patients with benign and malignant neoplasms of the female genital tract, as well as patients with recurrence-relapse of previously treated gynaecological cancer.
One of the most important problems for the modern woman is the possibility of developing a malignant disease (cancer) in the genitals, such as:
Gynaecological Oncology has been established as the medical specialisation of Obstetrics-Gynaecology, which deals with the pathology of the female genital system and the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological cancer. The aim of gynaecological oncology is also to improve the quality of healthcare provided to cancer patients.
Indicatively, it is reported that cervical cancer is a cause of death for about 30,000 women in Europe and 250,000 women around the world, while in our country it affects every year 500-600 women, mainly young women, who have not had children, and 200 to 250 of these women lose their lives every year.
The treatment of patients is always within the framework of cooperation (in the sense of an oncology council) with colleagues of other medical specialties, such as:
Thanks to the interdisciplinary collaboration of the above medical specialties, various cancers are diagnosed early and treated with the appropriate treatment.
In the Gynaecological Oncology and Laparoscopic Surgery Unit, our main goal is safety and the best possible oncology result for each patient. These are ensured by the laparoscopic approach, combined with minimal postoperative pain and faster mobilization and return to daily activity for each woman.
The main oncological gynaecological operations performed are the following:
An innovation offered in the Gynaecological Oncology Unit concerns the possibility of a laparoscopic approach in cases of surgical treatment of benign, but mainly malignant diseases of the cervix, endometrium, uterus and, in limited cases, the fallopian tubes and ovaries. This laparoscopic approach is applied either for the treatment of the disease or for its staging, i.e. the confirmation of its stage and extent. Also, in its effort to apply the most modern technology, the Gynaecological Oncology Unit, in March 2020, for the first time in Greece, carried out the removal of a sentinel lymph node using the IMAGE1 S™ RUBINA K.Storz system.
We can treat all cases of gynaecological cancers. In fact, endometrial and cervical cancer are treated laparoscopically.
The Unit offers and performs the following tests, per organ, for the prevention and early diagnosis of gynaecological cancer:
In particular, with regard to diseases related to infection of the external genital organs by the human papillomavirus (HPV), the following are offered:
In addition to the above, the Unit offers advisory guidelines for the prevention of gynaecological cancer, especially for groups of patients with the burden of hereditary diseases.
Early examination contributes decisively to the detection of the disease in a precancerous or even early-stage of cancer, so that the treatment is much easier and with much better results in terms of prognosis.
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