Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s

Chapter 2284: Chapter 2284: Prediction

"Senior Tao, is there something you need from me?" Xie Wanying asked.

Whenever it involves patient matters, the junior sister’s intelligence skyrockets.

Tao Zhijie looked at her deeply, as if wondering how she knew.

It wasn’t hard for her to guess. Boss Zhang came to deliver food to her; it was unlikely just because Teacher Lu was grumbling. The boss does things with serious intent. Plus, recalling the last time she met Teacher Fu at Teacher Lu’s house, Teacher Fu was there with an important mission to see a patient.

Senior Tao wouldn’t suddenly come to show concern for her. Senior teacher is always extremely busy, all of them actually busier than she is. Calling her busy is just a joke. The clinical teachers love to joke around.

Based on this, it can be inferred that everyone is here for Teacher Lu’s illness.

Senior Tao might have made a phone call with Teacher Fu that caught Boss Zhang’s attention. Boss Zhang used the pretense of delivering food to Teacher Lu to ask her about the situation. Who knew she leaked information about experimental drugs from the future to Senior Tao before?

"It’s not pancreatic cancer, the king of cancers; things will be much better." Xie Wanying seemed to maintain an optimistic attitude towards the teacher’s condition.

Upon hearing her words, Zhang Huayao’s expression remained indifferent, signaling no comment.

Young people are energetic, having seen fewer cases and experienced less emotional torment, so naturally they’re optimistic.

Xie Wanying clarified, "I’m not being optimistic, I’m stating facts."

The facts were correct; the teacher’s condition is surely better than pancreatic cancer.

People in the room curved their eyebrows in laughter.

Zhang Huayao rolled his eyes at her: You’re playing tricks, aren’t you?

Receiving this look from Teacher Zhang, Xie Wanying responded with her usual serious academic demeanor, "After the surgery ended, several lymph nodes removed during the operation tested positive. Based on the position and trend of these positive lymph nodes, it is unsurprising that the patient could experience bone metastasis about a year post-surgery. The first target for cancer cell bone metastasis is estimated to be the lumbar spine. At that time, the patient may first experience situations like urinary issues and leg paralysis that greatly reduce the quality of life in later stages."

Cancer cells love bone metastasis because the bone marrow itself is the body’s hematopoietic tissue, too rich in nutrients. Cancer cells are like eternally starving ghosts, immediately lured by anything edible. Typically, cancer cells invade surrounding organs, enter the bloodstream, and reach the bone marrow, with many preferring to reside in the spine to complete the metastasis lesion. Thus, in spinal surgery, over half of tumor patients have metastatic tumors.

Even so, not all tumor patients will experience bone metastasis. Doctors mostly rely on existing case statistics of similar cases for rough predictions, while specifics depend on the patient’s follow-up examination reports. How does Student Xie manage to predict when the patient will undergo bone metastasis based on intraoperative results?

Cao Zhao glanced at her, noting her speech didn’t seem like nonsense. What surprised him should be the reactions of other doctors present, including Boss Zhang: total silence.

None of the doctors rushed to refute her, seemingly truly believing she might have accurately predicted.

Moreover, it’s a private discussion of the patient’s condition, not an official academic meeting. Considering the worst-case scenario isn’t necessarily documented in the patient’s case file; saying it without evidence for now is okay.

Zhang Huayao exhaled heavily through his nostrils: This student Xie seems to only speak the truth.