Hyderabad: Doctors at AINU remove "football-sized" kidney tumour from 53-year-old patient

Hyderabad: Doctors at the Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU) have successfully removed a "football -sized" kidney tumour weighing 10 kg, to save the life of a middle-aged man. 

This successful surgery is the first-ever such feat registered in the Telugu States and the second instance in the country. A team of Urologists led by Dr Mallikarjuna C, including Dr Taif Bendigeri and Dr Rajesh K Reddy, successfully performed this challenging procedure.

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A 53-year-old male, a resident of Kadapa, was referred to AINU with abdominal swelling. On examination, doctors found the presence of a large abdominal mass lesion. Imaging revealed that tumour was arising from left kidney. The mass was so large that it occupied two-thirds of the abdominal cavity, and it even displaced intestines into the right lower quadrant.

Commenting on the patient's condition, on complexity of the case, and treatment administered, Dr. Mallikarjuna C, renowned consultant Urologist and managing director, Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology said, "Considering the size of the tumour, we ruled out robotic procedure, and instead opted for open surgery. With great efforts the tumour could be removed successfully. Post-surgery, we discovered the tumour was extremely large, in the size of a football. Microscopic examination confirmed that the tumour was a cancerous growth (Renal Cell Carcinoma)".

"There was a swelling in the abdomen, surprisingly the patient did not notice it much or may have ignored it despite the pain. Our team removed the cancer-affected left kidney. Microscopic surgical margins were clear implying complete removal of the tumour. Fortunately, it was found that the patient did not need any additional therapy as the tumour had not spread to any other organs. We have cautioned him against ignoring follow up. That will help in regular monitoring," added Dr. Rajesh K. Reddy & Dr. Taif Bendigeri, urologists participated in surgical procedure.

Meanwhile, Dr. Purnachandra Reddy, Executive Director and Chief Consultant Urologist, AINU had a word of caution for everyone. According to him urological cancers are rising all over the world. This needs to be taken seriously. AINU routinely perform surgeries for urological malignancies. Hospital is well equipped with Surgical Robot and laparoscopy which facilitate surgery through key-holes. Unlike present case scenario, if patient gets diagnosed in early stage, partial nephrectomy (Removal of tumour without sacrificing healthy part of the kidney) can be performed by key-hole surgery, Dr Reddy added.

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