13.8 kg tumour removed from man’s chest
The Hindu
A tumour bigger than the “size of a football” and weighing 13.8 kg was removed from the chest of a 25-year-old man, according to a private hospital.The tumour had occupied more than 90% of the chest a
A tumour bigger than the “size of a football” and weighing 13.8 kg was removed from the chest of a 25-year-old man, according to a private hospital.
The tumour had occupied more than 90% of the chest area of the person, reducing the lung function by 90%. “The patient came to us in a very critical condition as his lungs were compressed owing to the size of the tumourin the chest due to which he was not able to carry out his daily routine activities. It was a four-hour surgery, which involved opening of both the sides of the chest and cutting the chest bone (sternum) in between,” said Dr. Udgeath Dhir, head of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, Fortis Hospital, Gurugram.
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