Mumbai : In a rare operation, doctors of a city-based hospital have successfully removed a 12 kg tumour from the abdomen of a 37-year-old woman.
Doctors at Global Hospital in Parel area, where the surgery was conducted on December 5, said that the woman, who lives in Central suburbs of the city, complained of a stiff and a continuous bloating stomach for the last 6 months. She however, never experienced any pain.
“Around 6 months back, she felt her stomach was growing but she did not have any pain or discomfort. Her family doctor got an Ultra Sound (test) done which picked up a large tumour. Subsequently, we did a CT and an MRI scan and that is how we came to the conclusion that she had Liposarcoma,” Dr Nimesh Shah, Consultant General surgeon at Global hospital said.
He added that the tumour, which was cancerous, would have ultimately resulted in the death of the woman, had it been not removed on time.
