Surg Onc

[Complications]

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Hey everyone,

I'm getting ready to do a surg onc rotation and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what I should read and/or expect on the rotation. It's my first away and I certainly want to do well ... so any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Complications]

Hey everyone,

I'm getting ready to do a surg onc rotation and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what I should read and/or expect on the rotation. It's my first away and I certainly want to do well ... so any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.

no love? I'm reading surg onc chapters in gen surg books ... just doesn't seem like enough.

 

[FliteSurgn]

The M.D. Anderson Handbook of Surgical Oncology is a great resource and it fits in your pocket, if you're so inclined to be weighted down by books.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Sorry - didn't have time to respond to your post earlier.

There are tons of Surgical Oncology textbooks but for anyone but a surg onc fellow, they are too detailed. I agree with flightsurgeon that the MD Anderson book is a good choice for handbook - it will run you around $40 and fits into your pocket.

Also consider just borrowing a general surgery text from the library which is more detailed than Lawrence. Any of the 'biggies" - Cameron, Greenfield, the new ACS (my current fav) have chapters on the types of surgeries you are likely to see on a Surg Onc rotation - esophagectomies, pancreatic surgery, melanoma, hepato-biliary (read colorectal if you don't have a separate colorectal service at your institution); I think you will find that more than enough meat to wade through during your Sub-I.

 

[geekgirl]

one other thing - find out who your attending(s) are gonna be and see what they specialize in. i did a "surg onc" rotation that was endocrine (neck neck neck) and sarcoma (freaky things in the belly) and melanoma (serious melanoma).

at another place i did one and it was all liver. so the practices can vary greatly.

re: texts. it all depends on the topic. all gen surg texts are good for these topics.

maybe not helpful. but trying....

 

[Complications]

one other thing - find out who your attending(s) are gonna be and see what they specialize in. i did a "surg onc" rotation that was endocrine (neck neck neck) and sarcoma (freaky things in the belly) and melanoma (serious melanoma).

at another place i did one and it was all liver. so the practices can vary greatly.

re: texts. it all depends on the topic. all gen surg texts are good for these topics.

maybe not helpful. but trying....

Thanks so much everyone for your help. I ordered the M.D. Anderson Handbook of Surgical Oncology ... the rotation is at a different institution ... I'll try a medline search to see what they might focus on.

Thanks again.