Women's cancers treated with dignity held throughout.
Ovarian, uterine and cervical cancer touch identity, fertility and family in ways few other diagnoses do. Surgery here is performed with gynae-oncology colleagues as a team — and planned around three promises: fertility conversations held early, menopause managed deliberately, dignity never negotiable.
Cancers of the reproductive years — and beyond them
This speciality covers ovarian, uterine (endometrial), cervical and vulvar cancers, plus gestational trophoblastic disease. Operations are performed by Dr. Patel together with dedicated gynae-oncology colleagues, so every patient gets both surgical oncology depth and subspecialty expertise in one theatre plan.
Their warning signs are routinely excused — “periods are always irregular,” “bloating after festivals,” “it's just my age.” But bleeding after menopause is never normal, and bloating that outlasts two weeks deserves one ultrasound. Cervical cancer adds a hopeful footnote: it is among the most preventable of all cancers, with HPV vaccination and screening doing decades of prevention before any surgeon is needed.
Where disease allows, fertility-preserving options exist even in cancer — but only if raised while options remain open. That conversation belongs at the first visit, which is exactly where we hold it.
“મા સાજી થાય તો ઘર સાજું થાય.” (When a mother heals, the whole home heals.) That's why these operations are planned with such care.
Signs women should never talk themselves out of
Most will be fibroids, cysts or hormones. Checking costs one afternoon; not checking can cost far more.
- ①Bleeding after menopause — even once, even light. Never normal; always worth an examination.
- ②Bleeding between periods, or cycles suddenly heavier than your lifetime pattern.
- ③Bloating lasting beyond two weeks, unlike ordinary digestive ups and downs.
- ④Pelvic pain that persists, deepens, or sits on one side.
- ⑤Unusual vaginal discharge — new colour, smell, or streaked with blood.
- ⑥Pain during intercourse, new rather than lifelong.
- ⑦A cyst flagged on sonography that is growing or complex — most cysts are innocent; some need surgical review.
- ⑧Any of the above after forty deserves a gynaecologic examination the same week — whatever anyone at home says.
Cancers we treat
◆Ovarian Cancer
Staging and optimal cytoreduction — the operation quality that most shapes survival in this disease.
◆Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer
Staging surgery with sentinel-node techniques reducing lymphoedema risk where suitable.
◆Cervical Cancer
Radical hysterectomy (Wertheim's) with pelvic lymphadenectomy for operable disease.
◆Vulvar Cancer
Complete resection with sentinel-node assessment, reconstructive thinking throughout.
◆Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Molar pregnancy and related tumours — highly curable when protocols are followed precisely.
◆Fertility-Preserving Options
In selected early disease, procedures that keep the possibility of children open — discussed before treatment begins.
Operations performed here
- ✿Staging laparotomy / laparoscopyThe precise surgical map on which all ovarian and uterine decisions stand.
- ✿Optimal cytoreduction for ovarian cancerRemoving all visible disease wherever achievable — the single strongest predictor of outcome.
- ✿Radical hysterectomy (Wertheim's)Cervical cancer cleared with tissue margins and ligaments taken to standard.
- ✿Pelvic & para-aortic lymphadenectomyNodal assessment done thoroughly, protecting vessels and nerves en route.
- ✿Sentinel node techniquesIn endometrial and vulvar cancer — full clearance spared when first nodes are clear.
- ✿Fertility-preserving surgerySelected early tumours treated while keeping ovaries or uterus where safely possible.
From first visit to full recovery
Listen without embarrassment
Symptoms many women delay discussing heard fully, privately, in whichever language is easiest.
Precise diagnosis
Examination, sonography and biopsy coordinated quickly; tumour markers interpreted correctly.
Honest team plan
Built jointly with gynae-oncology colleagues — including fertility questions asked before anything is removed.
The operation
Staging or radical surgery executed to protocol, with the whole plan documented for your records.
Recover together
Daily rounds, physiotherapy, wound care — and family kept informed without you repeating yourself.
Life after
Menopause managed deliberately, hormone support considered, surveillance scheduled, womanhood intact.
Families usually ask…
Most ovarian cysts are functional and resolve by themselves — sonography features (simple versus complex, size, blood-flow patterns) separate them reliably. Complex or growing cysts deserve surgical review, and CA-125 must be read with context since it rises with benign conditions too. Bring the scan itself; conclusions drawn from reports alone are often wrong in both directions.
Depends on the type and stage — and this is exactly why fertility is discussed at the first consultation. Selected early endometrial, ovarian and cervical tumours allow fertility-preserving surgery under strict protocol. Where it isn't safe, you'll hear why honestly, before decisions are made rather than after.
Periods end and pregnancy is no longer possible; how you feel otherwise depends on whether ovaries remain. When they're removed too, surgical menopause follows — hot flushes, sleep changes, bone and heart considerations — all of which we manage deliberately afterwards, not dismissively.
Persistent HPV infection causes most cervical cancer — which makes it among the most preventable: vaccination for daughters, screening for wives and mothers, and early treatment of precancerous changes stop the disease long before surgeons like us are ever needed. Ask about vaccination for the girls in your family at any visit.
Dr. Patel operates together with dedicated gynae-oncology colleagues — a deliberate team model so you receive subspecialty gynaecologic expertise plus surgical-oncology rigour in the same procedure. The plan is made jointly and explained to you as one voice, before consent.