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• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Breast
• Lung
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Intestine
• Colon
• Rectum
• Skin
• Lymph node
Cancer surgery is used to diagnose and determine if a growth is benign or malignant, evaluate the size of a tumor, assess whether or not the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, gauge the cancer’s stage, remove the cancerous tumor as primary treatment, debulk (remove as much of the cancer as possible) in order to make chemotherapy or radiation more effective, and improve quality of life by relieving symptoms or side effects. Traditionally, cancer surgery involves removing the cancer along with nearby healthy tissue to ensure that all is removed. In some cases surgeons will remove some lymph nodes to determine if the cancer has spread. Gerig surgeons are experts in cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid, breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum, skin and lymph node.