Serbs in the top list in the size of the tumors: We carry up to 30 kilos of cancer in our stomachs (VIDEO)
These surgeries are the proof that Serbia has great doctors
At the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of the Krusevac General Hospital, a six-member team of doctors removed an ovary tumor weighing 30 kilograms. The operation lasted for 50 minutes, said the specialist gynecologist, doctor Slavica Vukanic, adding that the surgery was performed by a well-coordinated team of doctors. However, this isn't the only case like this.
A complex surgical procedure for the removal of liposarcoma - a rare type of tumor of large dimensions has recently been successfully performed at the Military Medical Academy, thanks to a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
The 51-year-old patient's condition was stable, she was discharged from the hospital for further home treatment.
This type of malignancy occurs in a small number of cases that follow the various symptoms of the disease.
In the case of a patient in the MMA, a tumor of 50 cm in diameter and about 18 kg in weight was localized in the abdomen.
A 3.5kg TUMOR WAS REMOVED FROM A GRANNY FROM PIROT 4 YEARS AGO
Doctors from Nis from Maxillofacial Surgery department removed a tumor from a neck weighing 3.5 kilos. Mrs. Mara Stojanovic (76) from the Pirot vicinity said that she lived with the tumor for about 10 years. She said that it didn't bother her at the start, but when it grew, she couldn't work around the house, and her movement was impaired. That is why she decided to go to the doctors.
Dr. Ivica Vuckovic, the head of the Maxillofacial Surgery, said that the operation was a great challenge because the tumor pushed the blood vessels and airways, so it was hard to separate the tumor from them, to enable the patient to survive. This is the largest tumor on the neck which was successfully removed in Serbia.
A CHINESE HAD A 65 KG TUMOR WHICH OCCURRED FROM A INGROWN HAIR
When Roger Logan began to get on weight, his doctors thought he was only exaggerating with food. However, this 57-year-old actually had a tumor in his stomach weighing an incredible 65 kilograms.
Doctors say this benign tumor, which began to grow about 12 years ago, is probably due to the ingrown hair. However, it grew so much that it ultimately developed its own bloodstream. Logan spent the last five years in an armchair, incapable of running his antique shop or enjoying fishing.
After depression and a series of wrong diagnoses, his wife finally found a specialist in California who agreed to operate it.
Despite having only fifty percent chance of surviving, the operation was successful and he walked for the first time after many years on Thursday. Otherwise, the largest tumor ever removed was weighing as much as kilos and it was located on the back of a Chinese man.
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