New Delhi: The doctor at a private hospital claimed to have removed the world’s largest tumor, weighing 13.85 kg, from the chest of a 25-year-old man, according to a statement.
According to available medical literature and published papers, the biggest chest tumor was removed until the date before this case was in Gujarat in 2015 weighing 9.5 kg, the statement added.
The patient was treated for Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram in a very critical condition, he said.
The patient experienced shortness of breath and extreme anxiety in the chest, and could not sleep directly in bed because of the difficulty of breathing for the past two-three months, he added.
During the evaluation at another city hospital, a lung was suggested by CT chest scan.
The report showed a large tumor in the chest that occupies more than 90 percent of the chest area, hit the heart and displaced the two lungs which caused only 10 percent of the lungs functioning, the statement said.
In addition to the criticality of surgery, patients have very rare blood type – negative.
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Udgeath Dhir, Director and Head, CTVS, Fortis Hospital, Gurugram, said, “This is a four-hour operation involved in the opening of both sides of the chest and cutting the chest (sternum) in between.” In the technical term, we call it silent shell incisions.
The tumor because the size is large cannot be lifted through minimal invasive operation and thus it is required to allow the removal of a giant tumor from the patient’s chest.
“Throughout the procedure, keeping the blood flow is quite critical, he added.” This is a high-risk operation because most of the tumors Those who have occupied the entire chest so that it is difficult to operate on several ships as a neck tumor cannot be controlled and the tumor capsule cannot be violated, “he said.
After surgery, the patient was moved to the ICU and initially on the support of the ventilator but then weaned off.” However, the carbon dioxide in the blood began to rise because the lungs were initially contracted began to expand leading to re-expansion of pulmonary edema (RPE).
We tried to manage this conservatively without the support of invasive ventilators, but after 48 hours had to put him back on the ventilator, “said the doctor.
Given his condition, the doctor must do a tracheostomy, where the mini hole is made in the neck so that the secretion can be taken because the patient can be taken Having developed solid adhesion in his heart.
“The patient lived in the ICU to post 39 days which he shifted to the room and his tracheostomy had been removed.
The patient does well, and at minimal oxygen support naked, “Dhir said.