The huge tumour, 'Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma', was removed after a four-hour surgery by a team of 14 doctors led by Dr G Unnikrishnan, Assistant Professor of the General Surgery Department and Additional Professor Dr P K Thomas of the Medical College hospital on June 11.
Thiruvananthapuram: In a rare surgery, a seven kg tumour has been removed by a team of doctors from the abdomen of a 45-year-old woman.
The huge tumour, 'Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma', was removed after a four-hour surgery by a team of 14 doctors led by Dr G Unnikrishnan, Assistant Professor of the General Surgery Department and Additional Professor Dr P K Thomas of the Medical College hospital on June 11.
Dr Unnikrishnan said that when the patient was brought to the hospital, she was finding it difficult to bend down, breathe, and move around.
The woman was admitted to the hospital on June 2 with acute stomach pain. Though she had visited various private hospitals, there was no relief.
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