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Woman’s deep endometriosis needed 3 surgeons, 1 robotic arm… The Times Of India
Published: Dec 18, 2025
Mumbai: Due to endometriosis, a painful condition that affects 1 in 10 women, a Congolese woman underwent a 12-hour surgery performed by surgeons from three different specialties using a robotic arm in a city hospital…
Early Detection Makes Colon Cancer 90% Curable: Dr. Chintamani Godbole – CancerMitr
Published: August 26, 2025
Colorectal cancer is a commonly reported cancer worldwide. Though the incidence rate is low in India when compared to overseas, the number of cases has witnessed an increase over the past few decades. To learn about colorectal cancer, the CancerMitr team conversed with oncosurgeon Dr Chintamani Godbole.
Reforming Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings: Introducing a Novel Clinical Radiological Assessment Meeting (CRAM) to Reduce Response Times and Workloads
Published: February 17, 2025
Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are now considered part of the standard of care for decision-making and management of patients with cancer. However, most MDTs now face capacity issues and supplementary approaches should be considered. We report our experience with a novel clinical radiological assessment meeting (CRAM) as a ‘mini-MDT’ to expedite decision-making and enhance the function of the parallel specialist MDT.
Godbole, C., Memon, A.A. & Carr, N.J. ASO Author Reflections: Discordant Pathology in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Its Impact on Survival following Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol (2021).
Published: 05 November 2021
Overall Survival is More Closely Associated with Peritoneal than Primary Appendiceal Pathological Grade in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei with Discordant Pathology
Published: 03 November 2021
The WHO classification of mucinous appendix neoplasms and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) describes low- and high-grade histology and is of prognostic importance. The metastatic peritoneal disease grade can occasionally be different from the primary appendix tumor. This analysis aimed to report outcomes from a high-volume center in patients with pathological discordance.
Honour for KEM doc who saved Cama employee – The Times of India
Published: Dec 3, 2008,
MUMBAI: Donning a white coat, 24-year-old Chintamani Godbole is like any of his fellow resident doctors toiling away at work. A surgery resident at civic-run KEM Hospital, Godbole has, however, been singled out by hospital officials for his contribution during the terror siege. KEM dean Dr Sanjay Oak told reporters that they plan to felicitate Godbole for his contribution in saving the life of one of the injured, Chandrakant Tikke, a Cama Hospital employee…