Doctors Successfully Remove 9 Kg Tumour From the Chest of an Iraqi Patient In Gurgaon
Doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram, Delhi NCR, managed to remove a 9 Kg tumour from the chest of an Iraqi patient, adding a few more years to his life.
The 41-year-old patient had a growing tumour in his chest, which was causing difficulty while breathing.
A tumour was lodged in the mediastinum (which is a membranous partition present between the lungs), crushing his heart and lungs. This was causing his arteries to constrict, making his breathing to become very laboured and shallow, that would cause sharp pain in the chest.
"Patient Dhyee Saleem had been consistently feeling breathless. He was unable to walk or talk without gasping for air. He had consulted several doctors and had undergone numerous tests. However, none of these yielded any concrete results," said Dr Udgit Dhir the Director & Head of Cardiac Surgery Department at Fortis Memorial Research Institute.
He was no longer able to perform his daily tasks independently and would get tired easily. His condition was deteriorating rapidly when he got in touch with Fortis Hospital.
A thorough diagnosis revealed the development of a huge lump pressing on hist heart’s right side invading the blood vessels, restricting the blood flow leading to a low supply of oxygen that caused breathlessness in the patient, said Mr Dhir.
"It is very rare to come across such a case. This was a person who was living for several months with a nine kg tumour. It was a challenging case as the tumour was compressing the right ventricular outflow tract, other adjoining structures and great vessels. It had made the expansion of the lungs difficult. Employing surgical techniques helped in the successful removal of the tumour," said Dr Dhir.
Atypical carcinoid tumours tend to grow very fast and also have a high risk of spreading in nearby organs. They are rare compared to typical carcinoids, said Zonal Director of Fortis Memorial Research Institute Dr Ritu Garg.
Atypical Carcinoid Tumour can cause symptoms like chest pain, fatigue, breathing difficulties, fever, appetite loss and weight loss. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery are common methods used to treat atypical carcinoid tumours.
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