Dr Mirosław Strączyński

Dr Mirosław Strączyński is a surgical oncologist who has worked at the Department of Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery of the Institute of Oncology in Gliwice for 30 years and has been a mainstay of our clinic for 12 years. He is an oncologist with a broad training (he is also a specialist in general surgery) and continually develops his skills through courses and placements in Poland and abroad.

Above all, he is an empathetic doctor, focused on helping patients and resolving their problems quickly. He stresses that modern cancer treatment depends on skilfully combining surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and that the correct sequence of these methods is critical. Before treatment begins, the cancer must be fully staged and the treatment regimen decided by a team.

Clinical interests

Treatment of skin cancers, in particular melanoma; gastrointestinal cancers (including cancers of the stomach, rectum, colon, bile ducts and liver); breast cancer (diagnosis of breast lumps); thyroid cancer and head and neck cancers.

He has performed dermoscopy for many years; it allows melanoma to be detected early and significantly increases the chance of a cure. He readily takes part in public awareness campaigns promoting early cancer detection, especially of skin melanoma.

Procedures performed at the clinic

In addition to dermoscopy, Dr Strączyński performs the following at the clinic:

• rectoscopy and biopsy sampling,
• excision of skin lumps, warts, moles and sebaceous cysts,
• excision of pigmented and skin naevi,
• excision of skin cancers with suturing or coagulation,
• excision of skin lesions with local flap repair (skin flap advancement),
• excision and biopsy sampling of mucous membranes,
• lymph node excision,
• excision of breast lumps,
• excision of lipomas, fibromas and haemangiomas,
• open biopsy of tumours,
• ingrown toenail surgery,
• surgical treatment of abscesses and wound debridement,
• curettage of small skin lesions.