Delhi doctors remove 10 kg tumor from 59 year old female
New Delhi: A challenging surgery for the removal of a 10 kg tumor from the kidney of 59 year old HIV positive patient took eight and a half hours to finish. The doctors at the hospital claim that the tumor measuring 40 cm by 30 cm in size, is the "largest kidney tumor removed in India till date" as per the literature.
She has received a new lease of life after undergoing a surgery for removal of a huge tumor following which ,she was discharged in five days.
The tumor, "larger than the size of a normal laptop, was so huge that it took up almost entire space in the patient's abdomen", making it a challenging case for the doctors, as also her HIV-positive condition, doctors said.
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The surgery took place in December at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, a hospital spokesperson said . A team of doctors led by Dr. Archit Pandit associate director, surgical oncology and Dr Vineet Goel, associate consultant, surgical oncology, at the hospital, removed the tumor through an "open abdominal surgery," hospital authorities said.
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