Surgical Oncology

Definition of Neoplasia

• a disorder of cell growth in which there is a permanent and inherited change in cells resulting in a pathological proliferation of tissue.

The Etiology of Cancer

• Viruses(papilloma, Epstein-Barr,

• Hepatitis B, retroviruses,HIV)

• Radiation exposure

• Environmental industrial carcinogens

• Tobacco and alcohol consumption

• Genetic susceptibility syndromes

Historical Observation of Chemical Carcinogens

• Date Observation Carcinogen• 1761 Excessive use of Nitrosamines• snuff lead to nasal polyps• 1775 Scrotal cancer in soot chimney sweeps• 1860s bladder cancer Aromatic amines• 1915 Rabbit ears painted Benzpyrene• with tar developed • papillomas

Cancer Mortality & Behavior/environmental Factors

• Factor Percentage of cancer deaths• Smoking 30• Diet 30• Infectious agents 5• Alcohol 3• Sedentary lifestyle 3• Ultraviolet 2• Air pollution 2

Smoking-related cancers

• Lung cancer• Oropharyngeal cancer• Stomach cancer • Cervical cancer• Pancreatic cancer• Renal cancer• Bladder cancer• Liver cancer • Leukemia

Viruses Associated with Cancer

• Virus Cancer

• Hepatitis B, C Hepatocellular Cancer

• HIV Kaposi’s sarcoma

• Epstein-Barr virus Nasopharyngeal cancer

• Burkitt’s lymphoma

• Human Papilloma virus Cervical cancer

Internal causes

• Hereditary susceptibility

• Endocrine factors

• Immune factors

Prevention• First step• etiology• Second step• early detection and treatment• Third step• improve quality of life

Major Genes in Development of Cancer

• Oncogenes

• Tumor suppressor genes

• DNA repair genes

Oncogenes

• Growth factorsEGF, TGF-α

• Growth factor receptorsEGFR, PTK

• Intracellular transducerscAMP

• Transcription factorsc-myc

Inactivation of DNA repair genes

Inactivation of Tumor

suppressor genes

Activation of Oncogenes

Tumor Cell

Multi-step nature of Colon Cancer

• Normal epithelium • Hyperproliferation

• Early adenoma

• Carcinoma

• Late adenoma

• Intermediate adenoma

Inactivation of APC TSG

DNA hypomethylation

Activation of K-ras oncogene

Inactivation of DCC TSG

Inactivation of P53 TSG

Modern Viewpoint of Cancer as a Long-term Process

• Precancerous phase

• Dissemination phase

• Invasion phase

• In-site phase

Up to 10~30 years

3~10 years

1~5 years

1~5 years

The classification and nomination of tumors

Nomenclature of Malignant Tumor

• Names of tumor Tissue of origin Examples• Carcinoma Epithelium Adenocarcinomas

• Sarcoma Mesenchymal Liposarcoma

• Malig. lymphoma Lymphocytes Lymphoma

• Malig. melanoma Melanocytes Malignant melanoma

• Malig. Mesothelioma Mesothelium Pleural malig.

Mesothelioma

• Teratoma Germ Cells Testicular teratoma

• Choriocarcinoma Trophoblast Uterine choriocarcinoma

Benign Tumors

• a limited growth potential

• the neoplastic cells closely resemble those

of the parent tissue ( well diff.)

• growing slowly by expansion

• a well-encapsulated lesion

• do not usually produce serious effect

Malignant Tumors

• proliferate rapidly• more poorly differentiated cells• progressive growth and invasion of the

surrounding tissues• metastases by lymphatic & blood vessels• if not treated early, eventually cause death

The Degree of Differentiation

• Well differentiated

• Moderately differentiated

• Poorly differentiated

The Objectives of Cancer Staging & Histological Classification

• to aid the clinician in planning of treatment

• to give some indication of prognosis

• to evaluate the efficiency of treatment

• to facilitate exchange of information

• to assist in continuing clinical studies of

cancer

Histopathological Staging & Classification

• Adenocarcinomas• Squamous carcinomas• Small cell carcinomas • Large cell carcinomas• Sarcomas Lymphomas• Leukemias Gliomas• Seminomas Teratomas

The Hallmark of Malignancy

• Local Destructive Invasion• Distant Metastasis

• ------ the cardinal behavior to distinguish benign & malignant tumor

Pathological Features of Malignancy

• ● an infiltrative uncapsulated margin

• ● invasion of baseline membrane or

surrounding structure

• ● evidence of invasion of blood vessels or

lymphatics or metastases

• ● tumor necrosis

Pathological Features of Malignancy

• ● architecture abnormalities

• e.g. increased gland/stroma ratio

• ● cytological abnormalities

• e.g. increased nuclear/cytoplasm ratio

• ● numerous mitotic figures & abnormal

mitoses

Papillary Nodular Ulcerative

Cystic Multiple Diffuse Stricture

Gross Types of Carcinoma

• Two Terms• Metaplasia

---- the replacement of one fully differentiated tissue by another

• Carcinoma in situ

the histological abnormalities are sufficiently severe to suggest carcinoma , but in the absence of basement membrane invasion

Effects of Malignancy

• Tumor arising within a hollow viscus

• obstruction

• Tumor arising from surface of organ

• ulceration and bleeding

Spread of Malignant Tumors

• Direct invasion--- Rectal cancer

• Lymphatic system to local lymph nodes

• -- Breast carcinoma, Gastric cancer

• Bloodstream to distant organs

• -- Liver, lung & brain

• Across body cavities

• -- Ovarian carcinoma

Lymphatic Spread of Gastric Cancer

Diagnosis• History

• Physical Examination

• Laboratory Tests

• Specific Procedures

Symptoms or Signs of Cancer

• Alteration in eating habit• Loss of appetite• Problems in swallowing• Change in bowel habit• The presence of a lump at any site

Symptoms or Signs of Cancer

• The appearance of bleeding• Unexplained recurrent pain• Recurrent fevers• Unexplained weight loss• Repeated infections which do not clear

with treatment

Breast Cancer

Para-neoplastic Syndrome

• Small cell carcinomas secret ACTH• Cushing’s syndrome

Renal carcinomas secret erythropoitin• polycythaemia• Mucin-secreting adenomas increasing the

coagulability • thromboembolism

The Diagnostic Procedures of Cancer

• History

• Family History Individual Habits

• Social History Occupation

• Marital & Sex History Past History

The Diagnostic Procedures of Cancer

• Physical Examination

• Systemic

• Local

• Tumor

• Metastatic foci

The Diagnostic Procedures of Cancer

• Special Procedures• ● Diagnostic Radiology• Chest X-rays• Barium enema radiography• Gastro-intestinal series radiography• Arteriography• Computerized tomography(CT)• Radioisotope scanning techniques• Mammography• Positron emission tomography(PET)

The Diagnostic Procedures of Cancer

• Special Procedures• Ultrasonic examination• Endoscopy• Cytology• Biopsy bone-marrow biopsy• needle biopsy• endoscopic biopsy• Magnetic resonance imagine(MRI)

The Diagnostic Procedures of Cancer

• Lab Test• ● Routine test: blood, urine, stool• ● Serum test: enzyme, hormone• glycoprotein, tumor markers • ● Immunology test: AFP, CEA, • tumor-related antigens• ● Flow-cytometry(FCM): DNA ploidy• DNA index• ● Gene Test: Oncogenes, DNA repair gens• Tumor suppressor genes

Tools For Early Clinical Detection

• ● Complete physical examination

• ● Regular mammography and breast self exam

• ● Haemoccult for occult blood in feces

• ● Urine analysis and blood count

• ● A complete clinical history

• ● An in-depth family medical history

Cachexia

Tumor Markers

• Tumor marker Examples

• Tumor antigens AFP, CEA

• Enzymes PSA

• Hormones β-HCG

• Oncogenes Ras, c-myc,P53

• Tumor associated antigens

• CA 19-9,CA-242

MSCT Metastatic LN

Endoscopic Ultrasonography

TNM staging

• T--- primary tumor

• N--- regional lymph node

• M--- metastases

The Principles of Cancer Surgery

Loeb’s Rules of Therapeutics

• ● If what you are doing is doing good, keep doing it.

• ● If what you are doing is not doing good, stop doing it.

• ● If you do not know what to do, doing nothing.• ● Never make the treatment worse than the

disease.

Oncology Multidisciplinary Team

• ● Surgical oncologists• ● Radiation oncologists • ● Medical oncologists• ● Palliative care specialists• ● Psychologists• ● Social workers• ● Nurses• ● Chaplains

Landmark advances in Surgical Oncology

• Year Event Surgeon• 1809 Elective oophorectomy P. Pott• 1846 Ether as anesthesia J. C.Warren• 1867 Carbolic acid as antisepsis Joseph. Lister• 1873 Laryngectomy A. T. Billroth• 1878 Resection of rectal tumor R.von Volkman• 1881 Gastrectomy A. T. Billroth• 1890 Radical mastectomy W.S. Halstead• 1908 Abdominoperineal resection W. E. Miles• 1909 Thyroid Surgery T. M. Kocher• 1935 Pancreaticoduodenectomy A.O.Whipple

Surgical Oncology

• ● Preventive surgery• ● Diagnostic surgery• Resection biopsy• Sample biopsy• Laparotomy•

Surgical Oncology•● Radical operation• Lumpectomy• Extended resection• Radical or Extended • radical operation

Surgical Oncology

•● Palliative Surgery• Palliative resection• Bypass or Ostomy• Endocrine glands resection• Cytoreductive surgery

Surgical Oncology• ● Surgery for recurrence • or metastasis• ● Reconstruction and recovery• ● Surgical oncology technique• non-cutting • en-bloc• non-touching

The Principles of Cancer Surgery

• ● Staging• ● Clinical staging• ● Imaging--preoperative• ● Fine needle aspiration--preoperative• ● Intra-operative imaging• ● Intra-operative pathology• ● Resection specimen

Key Points of Cancer Surgery

• ● Combined treatment modalities

• ● Preoperative chemotherapy--breast

• ● Postoperative chemotherapy--breast, colon

• ● Preoperative radiotherapy--rectum

• ● Postoperative radiotherapy

• --lung, breast, rectum

Cancer Treatment are Based Upon

• ● the biological behavior of the cancer• ● the mortality and morbidity of therapeutic

procedures• ● the efficacy of the therapeutic procedure• ● the performance status of the patient

Cancer Treatment are Based Upon

• ● with localized cancers are curable

• ● presenting with positive Lymph Nodes tend to bad outcome

• ● with distant metastases are rarely curable

• ● the most commonly parameters to measure survival and benefit of treatment

• --5-yr survival rates

Chemotherapy

• Indication:•● Tumors with priority • to chemotherapy•● Tumors controlled for long time•● Adjuvant chemotherapy

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G1

G0

The Cell Cycle & Anticancer Drugs

Anti-metabolites& natural products

Mitotic inhibitors

Vinca alkaloids

Taxoids

Classification of Chemotherapeutic Drugs

• Classes Examples• Alkalating agents Cisplatin• Antimetabolites 5-FU, MTX• Mitotic inhibitors VP-16,Taxoids• Natural products MMC, Bleomycin• Others Hydroxyurea

• Adjuvant therapy• Administration of systemic therapy after

optimal loco-regional therapy (surgery/ radiotherapy)

• Neo-adjuvant therapy• Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy is administered

prior to loco-regional therapy to reduce the tumor cell burden

Resistance to Chemotherapy

• ● Decreased drug-activating enzymes

• ● Increased drug-inactivating enzymes

• ● Increased DNA repair

• ● Mutations in drug targets

• ● Excretion of drug out of the cells

Chemotherapy-induced Toxicities

• ● Bone marrow suppression• ● Immunosuppression• ● Nausea and vomiting• ● Alopecia• ● Renal , pulmonary toxicity• ● Cardiotoxicity• ● Neurotoxicity• ● Gonadal damage and sterility

New Approaches of Chemotherapy

• ● New drug• --- Taxol, Topo 11Inhibitors…• ● Biomodulation• --- Leucovorin/5-FU• ● Peri-operative chemotherapy• ---Neoadjuvant chemotherapy• ● Loco-regional chemotherapy• --- IPHC , Stop-flow Technique

I P H C

New Approaches to Cancer

• ● Immunology• ● Biological response modifiers• ● Interferons and interleukins• ● Adoptive immunotherapy• ● Monoclonal antibodies• ● Tumor vaccines• ● Gene therapy

The Principles of Radiotherapy

Historical Perspective of Radiotherapy

• ● Roentgen described x-rays in 1895

• ● The Curies discovered radium in 1898

• ● The first patient receive radiotherapy in

1896

• ● Clinical radiation therapy as a medical

discipline in 1922

A Linear Accelerator

Radiotherapy Planning Process

• ● Pre-planning• TNM staging• Radical vs palliative intent• ● Treatment planning• description of treatment• patient immobilization• definition of tumor volumes• technique and beam modification• calculation of dose distribution

Radiotherapy Planning Process

• ● Treatment delivery

• dose prescription

• implementation of treatment

• verification

• monitoring treatment

• ● Outcome

Skin & Soft Tissue Tumors

Cell Types in the Skin

• Epidermis• Squamous• Basal• Melanocytes• Langerhans---Immunological, no tumors• Dermis• Connective tissue--blood vessels,

lymphatics, nerve supply• Appendages--hair follicles & glands

Etiology of Skin Tumors

• ● Ultraviolet (UV) light

• ● Genetics

• ● Atrophic skin lesions

• ● Chemical carcinogens

• ● Radiation exposure

• ● Immunosuppression

Common Malignancies of Skin

• ● Basal cell carcinoma

• ● Squamous cell carcinoma

• ● Paget’s disease

• ● Skin Metastasis

Common Superficial Tumor or lump

• ● Pigment nevus• ● Melanoma• ● Lipoma• ● Fibroxanthoma• ● Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance• ● Desmoid fibromatosis

Common Superficial Tumor or lump

• ● Schwannoma• ● Neurofibroma• ● Hemangioma capillanisum• ● Hemangioma cavernosum• ● Hemangioma racemosum

Common Superficial Tumor or lump

• ● Dermoid cyst• ● Sebaceous cyst• ● Epidermoid cyst• ● Synovial cyst

Squamous cell carcinoma