7 cm cardiac tumour removed by open heart surgery through minimally invasive procedure at Max Hospital Patparganj

New Delhi: Doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj successfully treated a 27-year-old woman suffering from rare 7 cm cardiac tumour, a part of which broke and travelled to her brain causing stroke, through a minimally invasive procedure.  

The patient, who is also a young mother, presented to the hospital with complaints of severe headache, vomiting, altered sensorium, and prolonged numbness. During evaluation, the patient who came in with symptoms of stroke, a 7 cm tumour (size of a large lemon) was discovered inside one of chambers of her heart. A part of the tumour had broken away, leading to a blockage in the brain's circulation.

A team of doctors led by Dr Vaibhav Mishra, Director & Head - CTVS Cardiac Surgery (CTVS), Cardiac Sciences Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj removed the tumour that entered the brain, resulting in a brain stroke.

During this thorough evaluation, a tumour was detected inside one of the heart's chambers. It was determined that a fragment of this tumour had broken off and travelled to her brain, obstructed blood flow and resulted in stroke. This phenomenon, known as embolization, occurs when a solid substance detaches from its parent tumour and lodges in another organ, most commonly the brain”.

Dr Mishra added that a minimally invasive ‘scarless’ procedure was performed to remove the tumour in her heart. Conventional open-heart surgery means cutting the breast bone and big incision in centre of chest but because of her young age we decided to do a minimal invasive surgery where a 5 cms cut was given in right chest and without cutting the ribs. The cut was below the breast and hence is barely visible now leading to cosmetic appearance and no scar.

Dr Vivek Kumar, Senior Director, Neuro Sciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, who first treated the patient for stroke added that due to the prompt and accurate diagnosis, the patient’s weakness improved significantly and she made full recovery. The total excision of tumour cures the patient and prevents any further brain stroke.

Talking about the role of super speciality hospitals in treating complex cases requiring multi-disciplinary specialists, Dr Kousar Shah, Executive Vice President & Zonal Head at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj said, “We take pride in being pioneer in quaternary care & a healthcare brand known for its world class clinical care and great clinical results.

Our advanced medical infrastructure and multi-disciplinary expertise enables us to provide rapid, precise, and effective treatment for complex conditions, and gives us right ability to challenge some of the most difficult clinical conditions, only to come out with apt clinical outcome. This case is a testament to our commitment to utilising state-of-the-art technology and highly skilled specialists to achieve that apt, and best possible outcome for our patients."

Post the successful surgery and full recovery, the patient was discharged from the hospital on the fourth day.