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Tonsil cancer Treatment in Samsung Medical Center
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About the clinic
Tonsil cancer treatment at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, combines precision robotic surgery with advanced radiation techniques. Diagnostic costs for this condition range from around $600 for localized imaging to $1,700–$2,200 for specialized oncological check-ups and $3,200 for full cancer screening. The facility is home to Asia's largest cancer center and holds a long-standing partnership with the Mayo Clinic.
Diagnostic options and screening
The clinic uses an integrated digital system to share imaging results in real-time. This helps doctors start treatment planning faster. Patients can access several levels of testing to determine the stage and location of the tumor:
- MRI of one area. This scan helps visualize soft tissues and costs around $600–$1,000.
- CT of thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic organs. This imaging looks for signs of cancer spread and costs around $1,500–$2,500.
- Oncological check-up. Tailored programs for men cost around $1,700, while female screenings are around $2,200.
- Cancer screening. A full evaluation typically runs between $1,800 and $3,200.
Advanced treatment methods
Samsung Medical Center performs 45,000+ surgeries every year across 17 disease-specific departments. For tonsil cancer, the medical team focuses on preserving function while removing malignant cells. The clinic offers specialized radiation and surgical technologies:
- Proton beam therapy. This targeted radiation hits the tumor while protecting nearby healthy tissue from damage.
- Robotic Da Vinci surgery. Surgeons use this system for minimally invasive tumor removal and nerve-sparing procedures in the throat.
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IMGRT). This method uses real-time images to improve the accuracy of the radiation beam.
- Novalis radiotherapy. This advanced linear accelerator provides high-dose radiation to the cancer site with great precision.
Expertise and accreditation
The hospital has been recognized as a top medical center 12 times consecutively. It follows presidential standards for care and appears on Newsweek's list of the world's best hospitals. The center includes 17 departments dedicated to specific cancer types, allowing for focused expertise in head and neck oncology. Patients benefit from the collaborative relationship with the Mayo Clinic, which supports the sharing of medical knowledge and protocols. You may request a consultation for tonsil cancer treatment through the Bookimed platform.
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1994
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1400 doctors
2188915 patients per year
45800
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Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
Oncology
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer screening | $1800 - $3200 | |
| Oncological Check-up for Women | $2203.58 | |
| Oncological Check-up for Man | $1712.81 | |
| CT of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs | $1500 - $2500 | |
| MRI of one area | $600 - $950 |
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International Organization for Standardization certificate for Samsung Medical Center
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Korean Institute for Healthcare Accreditation certificate for Samsung Medical Center
World's Best Hospitals 2021 by Newsweek
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World's Best Hospitals 2021 by Newsweek certificate for Samsung Medical Center
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World's Best Smart Hospitals 2021 by Newsweek certificate for Samsung Medical Center
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Samsung Medical Center: more details about the clinic
Republic of Korea, Seoul
Starting from 1994 Samsung Hospital in Seoul has created a new concept of medical institution in Korea, consisting of general hospital, specialized centers, laboratories and research units. It has a special status of “Hospital of presidential standards” and has been awarded as Top Medical Center 12 times consecutively. Qualitative medical services of Samsung Hospital has won the 1st place in Customer Satisfaction and Quality Indexes of Korea. SMC is continuously growing and developing. Besides general clinic, there are specialized centers: Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute of Heart Vascular Stroke and other narrow specialized centers (gastrointestinal, spine, organ transplantation etc.).
Features of Samsung Medical Center
- The most comprehensive cancer center in Asia
- Over 45,000 surgeries per year
- Applies proton beam therapy
- Concludes clinical trials at the base of Research Institute for Future Medicine
- Was awarded as Top Medical Center 12 times consecutively
Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center
It is the largest cancer center in Asia that provides the most comprehensive medical care. The biggest inpatient oncological department in Korea has 78 beds and uses advanced treatment technologies - Novalis, IMGRT (image-guided radiation therapy), Da Vinci surgical system. The Center comprises 17 departments that works with particular type of cancer (lung, colorectal, gastric, breast cancer etc.). Samsung Cancer Center has treated over 50,000 patients since its opening. In 2016, a Proton Center was constructed and introduced proton beam therapy.
Samsung Institute of Heart Vascular Stroke
The Institute works as integrated complex center comprising of Cardiac, Vascular, Diagnostic, Prevention and Rehabilitation Centers. It also cooperates with general department of Samsung Hospital and has partnership with the Mayo Clinic in the USA. The Institute provides complex diagnostic and treatment procedure for cardiac patients: radio frequency catheter ablation with 3D imaging equipment, installation of artificial pacemaker, cardiac resynchronization implantation, direct current cardioversion etc.
Modern technological base of the Hospital
In the hospital an innovative integrated system operates, which includes:
- System Messages for the prescription of recipes that combines together the entire medical staff and doctors, inspection offices, pharmacies and all the departments for safety.
- The electronic medical record (EMR).
- Communications systems, archiving, and broadcasting images - the system is based on the transmission of diagnostic X-ray images, CT and MRI in real time, allowing the medical staff make an accurate diagnosis quickly, without the inconvenience of transferring the negatives.
- The system of referral services for patients, which informs doctors of clinics for patients. There are also online forums for the exchange of ideas and thoughts, the latest news of the medical community between Samsung hospital staff .
- Developed mobile hospital for staff, which provides quick access to information.
Samsung Clinic facts and statistics as of 2015:
- over 2 million outpatients and 85 thousand inpatients
- 45,800 surgeries
- 2,457 research projects
- approx. 1,400 doctors
You may receive consultations and take diagnostic or treatment course at Samsung Medical Center through referring to Bookimed International Patient Support Center.
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Anonymous • Premium Check up United States of America
Sep 3, 2023
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In the questionnaire, there was a question regarding my health concerns which I responded to. I feel that those concerns were not visited with any doctors.
I liked the speed of the procedures and professionalism of the program staff. But it felt like I was on a factory line, too robot-like.
Wish I had known that I could keep my phone with me. I saw others using phones while waiting to get in to exam rooms but I did not now we were allowed to have phone on us.
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Excellent service. Initially, I had a doubt this platform was real. But I learned to trust it. Still I have doubts in the back of my mind especially when I provide personal info that are sensitive. Anonymous • Breast cancer Kazakhstan
Sep 10, 2026
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Anonymous • Female check-up Kazakhstan
Dec 3, 2023
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The day I arrived for the check up i was confused about where exactly to go and asked 5 different people because everyone gave me different directions and when I called they told me I don’t have an appointment mistakenly I was trying to find the room where I was supposed to meet with my assistant and translator for half an hour
Anonymous • Melanoma
Jan 9, 2020
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"The results were unbelievably positive!"
The staff is nice, but everything is on stream, as it does not take my problem seriously, as much as I would like! After my husband insistently said that it would be necessary to do so, so this, then after that we were heard.
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