“I have been to so many hospitals for treatment, and finally I know what multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment is, that is, a group of doctors will diagnose me together.” A few days ago, Ms. Wu, a cancer patient, underwent surgery under the joint diagnosis and treatment of multidisciplinary experts from Pingxiang People’s Hospital. With follow-up comprehensive treatment, Ms. Wu’s body gradually recovered to health.
Ms. Wu discovered a raised soft mass on the right side of the neck many years ago. Recently, due to the progressive enlargement of the submandibular mass accompanied by redness, swelling and pain, she visited several hospitals successively. The symptoms did not subside significantly. Recommended by a patient, he came to Pingxiang People’s Hospital for treatment. Due to the complicated condition, the medical oncologist of the hospital applied for MDT consultation for head and neck tumor. After discussion, the experts who consulted agreed that the patient’s mass was limited and surgical treatment was feasible. Previously, due to the huge mass with obvious redness and swelling, the operation was difficult, and the multiple punctures had not been clearly diagnosed, and the treatment effect was not good. Ms. Wu was worried all day long. “Don’t worry, let’s remove the mass first.” The responsible and professional attitude of the head and neck tumor MDT team made Ms. Wu’s heart gradually calm down.
After perfect preoperative preparation, with the support of the Department of Anesthesiology, the team of Deputy Chief Physician Deng Sihai of the Department of Stomatology completed the tumor resection. The pathological diagnosis after operation was suggested to be salivary duct carcinoma, and no cancer metastasis was found in the lymph nodes sent for examination. After a series of follow-up comprehensive treatment, Ms. Wu recovered well, the reexamination results were normal, and her quality of life was also significantly improved.
It is understood that MDT is a widely respected diagnosis and treatment model in the international medical field. It integrates the superior resources of various departments, shortens the time of diagnosis and treatment of patients, increases the selectivity of treatment plans, and improves the prognosis of tumor patients. etc. have advantages. Pingxiang City People’s Hospital established a multidisciplinary consultation platform as early as 2015, and currently has 15 MDT teams. So far, the MDT team has formulated reasonable treatment plans for 1,646 patients, which has a positive effect on precise treatment and effective improvement of patient prognosis. At the same time, it is of great significance to promote communication and cooperation between disciplines, enhance the professional knowledge and skills of physician teams, and promote the sustainable development of oncology.
In order to further improve the diagnosis and treatment of difficult cases and the standardized treatment of special cases, the hospital has opened a remote consultation connection with well-known domestic hospitals such as Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai. Access to the nation’s first-class medical services without going to the market. (Ye Qin and Zhu Yinxia)