Surgery and multimodal-treatment assessment

Clarify the aim and feasibility of an operation and how it may fit with other treatment.

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What the assessment considers

Technical ability to perform an operation is only one part of the assessment. The team also considers disease extent, previous treatment, general health and the expected effect on daily function.

Records for the assessment

Bring current imaging and reports, with previous scans for comparison. Also include pathology, previous operation notes and treatment summaries.

Questions for the clinical team

Ask what the proposed operation aims to achieve and what non-surgical options exist. Discuss whether treatment before or after surgery, rehabilitation or further pathology could change the overall plan.

Confirming care and arrangements

An initial record review cannot guarantee an operation, a particular technique or a treatment result. The hospital must confirm admission, preoperative assessment, a personalised quotation and a follow-up plan.

Records to prepare

  • Current imaging and reports, with previous scans for comparison
  • Pathology, previous operation notes and treatment summaries
  • Current medicines, other illnesses and functional limitations

Questions for your clinician

  • What is the main goal of the proposed operation?
  • Which findings could change the operation or the sequence of treatment?

This information helps you prepare for a clinical conversation. It does not establish a diagnosis, treatment eligibility or a confirmed booking. A listed hospital or clinician is not a claim of partnership. Seek local urgent care for an emergency.

Relevant hospitals and clinicians

Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

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Shanghai government: Zhongshan international medical services
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Fan Jia

Liver cancer and complex liver tumours

A Zhongshan liver-cancer specialist whose clinical and research background includes liver tumours, recurrence and metastasis.

Zhou Jian

Liver-cancer surgery and multidisciplinary assessment

A Zhongshan liver surgeon whose public work includes liver-cancer surgery, recurrence, metastasis and multidisciplinary research.

Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital

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Naval Medical University: Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
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Shen Feng

Liver cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and recurrence

An Eastern Hepatobiliary surgeon whose public areas include surgery for liver cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and research into postoperative recurrence.

Zhou Weiping

Primary liver cancer and complex liver-cancer management

An Eastern Hepatobiliary surgeon whose published interview focuses on primary liver cancer and management of hepatitis-related liver cancer.

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Prepared from public hospital, university, government and professional publications, with sources and dates below. Professional background is separate from current appointment availability; research findings are not guarantees of an individual outcome.

Fudan Cancer Center: Shao Zhimin and Jiang Yizhou breast-cancer research
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Shao Zhimin

Breast cancer

A breast-cancer specialist at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, with public work in clinical care and molecular classification of breast cancer.

Jiang Yizhou

Molecular classification and triple-negative breast cancer

A member of the breast-cancer team at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, with published work on breast-cancer subtypes and triple-negative disease.

Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University

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Tongji University: Chen Chang clinical-teaching team
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Jiang Gening

Lung tumours and minimally invasive thoracic surgery

A thoracic specialist associated with Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, with public academic and clinical work in lung tumours and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

Chen Chang

Lung disease and minimally invasive thoracic surgery

A thoracic surgeon at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital whose Tongji University public material covers lung-disease care and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

Shanghai Chest Hospital

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Li Zhigang oesophageal-cancer research
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Li Zhigang

Oesophageal cancer and oesophageal surgery

An oesophageal surgeon at Shanghai Chest Hospital whose published clinical work includes oesophageal cancer and treatment around surgery.

Yao Feng

Tracheal stenosis, complex airway disease and tracheoesophageal fistula

A tracheal surgeon at Shanghai Chest Hospital whose public clinical reports include tracheal stenosis and complex tracheoesophageal fistula cases.

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

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Shanghai government: Huashan international medical services
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Mao Ying

Brain tumours and cerebrovascular disease

A Huashan neurosurgeon whose published areas include brain tumours and cerebrovascular disease, relevant to specialist review of complex neurological cases.

Zhou Liangfu

Complex brain tumours and skull-base disease

An academic representative of Huashan neurosurgery, with published work on brain tumours, skull-base disease and complex neurosurgical cases.

Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital

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Shanghai government: Ninth Hospital international medical services
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Zhang Zhiyuan

Oral, maxillofacial and head-and-neck tumours

An oral-medicine specialist at Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, with a public academic background in oral, maxillofacial and head-and-neck tumours.

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

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Fudan University: science awards and Zhou Xingtao myopia education
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Yu Hongmeng

Complex head-and-neck and nasopharyngeal tumours

A specialist at Fudan’s Eye & ENT Hospital whose public research reports include complex head-and-neck tumours and nasopharyngeal cases.

Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center

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Shanghai government: proton and heavy-ion medical services
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Kong Lin

Radiotherapy for head-and-neck and central nervous system tumours

A specialist at Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center whose published interview describes clinical and research work in particle radiotherapy for head-and-neck and central nervous system tumours.

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