Jipmer surgeons remove 15 kg tumour
Surgeons at Jipmer have successfully removed a 15 kg tumour from a 73-year-old man in Tamil Nadu. The patient had been experiencing abdominal distention and shortness of breath due to the large mass. The surgery, which lasted four-and-a-half hours, is noted to be one of the largest tumour removals in India.
- ▪The tumour removed was a giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma weighing 15 kg.
- ▪The patient had complaints of abdominal distention for one year and shortness of breath for six months.
- ▪The surgical team was led by Professor Raj Kumar Nagarajan and included several residents and an anaesthesia consultant.
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A team of surgeons at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) successfully removed a giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma weighing 15 kg from a 73-year-old man from Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu.According to a press release, the patient approached Jipmer with complaints of abdominal distention for one year and shortness of breath for six months. Evaluation revealed a large, predominantly fat containing mass, compressing the left ureter and engulfing the left kidney.In view of the ureteric involvement, the Department of Urology performed left ureteric DJ stenting on May 19.
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