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NRS Hospital removes 14-inch tumour from woman’s abdomen
A 40-year-old woman from Taltala has been discharged from NRS Hospital in Kolkata after doctors removed a 14-inch (36 cm) malignant tumour from her abdomen. The tumour, a rare myxoid liposarcoma, had…
The Story in Brief
A 40-year-old woman from Taltala has been discharged from NRS Hospital in Kolkata after doctors removed a 14-inch (36 cm) malignant tumour from her abdomen. The tumour, a rare myxoid liposarcoma, had caused severe swelling and breathing difficulties.
The six-hour surgery was led by Professor Debashis Ray and surgeon Anirban Das. Doctors described it as like working in a minefield because of the tumour's proximity to major blood vessels. Post-surgery, the patient needed ventilator support for 48 hours and faced complications including repeated stitch openings. She spent two weeks in the Critical Care Unit before being discharged.
The Indian Opinion
The NRS Hospital team deserves applause. Yet the woman's months of suffering before seeking care point to a deeper problem: late detection of cancer in India. How many more patients arrive with tumours this large because screening and awareness are weak? The measure of this success is not the surgery alone but whether the health system learns to catch such cases earlier.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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