Dr. Jan Howe Wong M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
600 Moye Blvd Ecu Physicians At Le Greenville NC, 27834About
Dr. Jan Wong is a surgical oncologist practicing in Greenville, NC. Dr. Wong specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1978
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 1978
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Volume of lymphatic metastases does not independently influence prognosis in colorectal cancer.
- Timing of sentinel lymphadenectomy in cutaneous melanoma.
- Rationale and development of sentinel lymph node dissection.
- Improved methods to stage cancer: the evolving role of sentinel node staging in solid malignancies.
- Malignant melanoma in non-Caucasians: experience from Hawaii.
- Validation of ex vivo lymphatic mapping in hematoxylin-eosin node-negative carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
- Cutaneous melanoma in a multiethnic population: is this a different disease?
- The development of lymphatic mapping and selective lymphadenectomy: a historical perspective.
- Outcomes for patients with T1 squamous cell cancer of the vulva undergoing sentinel node biopsy.
- Quantitating the impact of stage migration on staging accuracy in colorectal cancer.
- The impact of the ratio of positive to total lymph nodes examined and outcome in colorectal cancer.
- Potential impact of USPSTF recommendations on early diagnosis of breast cancer.
- When more is too much: axillary node dissection in the sentinel node era.
- Patient navigation and the quality of breast cancer care: an analysis of the breast cancer care quality indicators.
Treatments
- Breast Cancer
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