The paediatric oncology at the White Lily Hospital provides a state of the art surgical service for children with cancer and we have a world class reputation for the medical and surgical treatment of tumours.

Surgery can be required for multiple reasons:
As part of diagnosis: There are many instances where surgical intervention, such as a biopsy or sampling of involved tissues, is required to define the exact type of cancer, to determine the true nature of the tumor (malignant or benign), and to appropriately determine if the tumor has spread to other organs or areas in the body.

In support of treatment: Surgery may be needed to prepare patients for treatments that require chemotherapy or drugs by providing a route of access (intravenous [IV]) by placement of a central venous line or port-a-cath to administer these agents, or to help address complications of treatment, such as infections or obstructions.

As a primary component of treatment: Sometimes surgery is the best option in the treatment of a child’s tumor, or it may be part of a multi-modality approach (in combination with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, etc.) to the global treatment of a cancerous tumor. Dr. Kirti Prajapati is skilled in minimally invasive and open surgical procedures for removing all types of tumors in the body.