• Doctors at Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi has recently extracted a football sized pleural tumor from the chest of a Russian patient through a challenge bound surgery.
  • The 3.2 kg tumor was continuously growing inside the chest cavity of the 39-year-old, Emil Abdullaev.
  • According to Dr. Sabyasachi Bal, through its gradual growth the pleural tumor had already taken up a significant area and exerted pressure on the right lung. 
  • Constrained space for performing the surgical procedure of tumor extraction coupled with the heightened accuracy required posed as sufficient difficulties.
  • For the past five years Emil has been suffering from breathlessness and severe discomfort.
  • He went for a series of check-ups.
  • Doctors at Russia cancelled out a surgery because of the fatal risks it bore.
  • As the tumor was not invasive, the excision was successful added Dr. Bal.
  • Emil was discharged from the hospital after a week.  

 

Source: Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, Media update