Successfully removed the tumor weighing 2kg in the patient’s chest
On the afternoon of June 7, information from Kon Tum Provincial General Hospital said that the hospital’s doctors had just successfully operated, removing a tumor measuring 20x10cm, weighing 2kg in the chest of patient AB, 50. age, residing in Mang But commune, Kon Plong district.
The surgery was successful after 6 hours.
After the 6-hour surgery, the patient was transferred to the Department of Trauma and is being monitored by the doctors. Currently, the health of patient A. B shows signs of improvement and is gradually stabilizing.
Previously, on June 5, 2022, patient AB was admitted to the hospital with left chest pain, increasing pain and fatigue. During the diagnostic examination, the doctors discovered that there was a large tumor in the patient’s chest, so they decided to perform surgery to remove it.
Specialist Doctor II Pham Thanh Viet, Kon Tum Provincial General Hospital, said that the patient’s tumor was firmly attached to the lobe of the lung, pericardium, chest wall and large blood vessels. Therefore, when performing dissection, the surgical team performed endoscopic removal of adhesions, then thoracotomy to remove the entire tumor. Thanks to the companionship of doctors from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, the tumor dissection was successful after 6 hours.
According to the doctor of Kon Tum Provincial General Hospital, tumors in the chest are not uncommon, but patients with large tumors compressing the chest are rare.
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