CYTOREDUCTIVE (PALLIATIVE) OPERATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: PRO ET CONTRA

The questions of the need and feasibility of implementation of saved-mo palliative (cytoreductive) surgery for cancer patients, as well as the quality of life of patients with terminal stages of cancer, from which perform surgical treatment has been surveyed. Based on the work of the clinic and the literature data it were showed that regardless of the nature, incidence and stage of the cancer process, the quality of life plays an important role for each patient. The decision of a question on expediency palliative treatment and perform organ-preserving and organ-modeling operations should be taken individually and if it is technically possible to give preference to methods aimed at maintaining the quality of life.

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