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Laser surgery is a surgical procedure that uses the cutting power of a laser beam to make bloodless cuts in tissue or to remove a surface lesion such as a tumor. Laser is a device that forms light into intense, narrow beams that may be used to cut or destroy tissue, such as cancer tissue. It may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery. Lasers are used in microsurgery, photodynamic therapy, and many other procedures to diagnose and treat disease. Surgery is a procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation. Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- It has been found that, laser therapy is typically considered when the patient is dealing with a growth on the skin or the outer lining of an internal organ. Once a cancer has become malignant, however, laser surgery becomes less viable, except in combination with some other form of treatment. Malignant, cancerous. Malignant cells can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Laser therapy, treatment that uses intense, narrow beams of light to cut and destroy tissue, such as cancer tissue. Laser therapy may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery. Organ is a part of the body that performs a specific function. For example, the heart is an organ. Therapy, treatment.
- It seems to be, the following are some of the skin cancers or pre-cancerous conditions that can be treated with laser surgery:
- One can notice, squamous cell carcinoma in situ is a type of squamous cell cancer that is limited to the epidermis and does not extend to the dermis. This type of skin cancer is also suitable for treatment with laser surgery. In situ is in its original place. For example, in carcinoma in situ, abnormal cells are found only in the place where they first formed. They have not spread. Epidermis is the outer layer of the two main layers of the skin. Cell is the individual unit that makes up the tissues of the body. All living things are made up of one or more cells. Squamous cell carcinoma, cancer that begins in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Also called epidermoid carcinoma. Carcinoma in situ is a group of abnormal cells that remain in the place where they first formed. They have not spread. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Also called stage 0 disease. Squamous cell, flat cell that looks like a fish scale under a microscope. These cells cover inside and outside surfaces of the body. They are found in the tissues that form the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body (such as the bladder, kidney, and uterus), and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Carcinoma, cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.
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