Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a form of a cancer that develops on the flat cells that cover the skin, lungs and some areas of the digestive tract. Dr. Rishi Chadha not only treats early and advanced SCC but also GI-tract and lung cancer at GastroDoxs in Houston. Gettier of this cancer to do the right steps towards care.
Dr. Chadha starts by looking at your history, personal and family, sun-exposure, smoking history and other symptoms that you might have.
He conducts an extensive skin examination to detect lesions that are non-healing and he will also listen to your lungs and note the presence of any abnormal sounds. In the event of a growth of GI implication, he can prescribe endoscopic visualization.
Tissue biopsy of the suspicious area is procured and examined by pathology to ascertain squamous cell carcinoma as well as allocate the suitable ICD-10 code:
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
A cancer, which begins in flat cells within the skin, lungs, and the GI tract.
Yes, if found early. The higher levels require frequent attention and follow-ups.
Skin SCC often grows slowly. Lung SCC can grow faster.
Skin SCC: C44
Lung SCC: C34
Yes. It confirms the existence of the cancer and assists in the selection of the appropriate treatment.
Yes. Topical drugs, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy can be of help.
With slight scarring, most of the patients recover after two weeks.
Proper diet helps in recovery and cannot prevent cancer recurrence completely.
Yes. SCC of the skin and lungs, as well as it is the digestive tract, is treated under Dr. Rishi Chadha.
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