Chemical signals regulate cell division for growth, repair, and replacement. Excessive cell division can lead to tumour formation. Benign tumours grow in one location and may not cause symptoms unless they compress essential structures. Cancer is the uncontrolled division of cells that can affect organ function. Malignant tumours can move and cause damage in other locations.
Patients will experience different symptoms depending on the location of the primary site of a tumour. Some general symptoms include:
- The presence of a lump under the skin that may/may not be felt
- Fatigue
- Unexpected weight loss/gain
- Fever
- Pain
We offer the following procedures for liver and kidney tumours and cancer treatment:
- Biopsy: Extracting tissue for diagnosis using CT and ultrasound guidance.
- Cancer Therapy Access: Creating temporary portacath insertions and PICC lines for chemotherapy delivery without repeated needle pricks, and preventing damage to the hand veins.
- Drainage procedures: Relieving symptoms of fluid retention in cancer patients.
- Tumour Ablation: Minimally invasive techniques to treat tumours or alleviate symptoms, for example, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryoablation.
- Tumour Embolisation: Targeted therapy delivered directly to tumours with minimal impact on healthy tissues and reduced side effects.
- Vascular interventions: Using minimally invasive techniques and placing stents to stop bleeding and block blood flow to and from tumour tissue.
- Pain management therapies: Injections and blocks for relief from cancer-related pain.
