Big ‘football-size’ tumor removed from woman’s abdomen at Max Hospital

The Voice of Chandigarh News: Doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali removed a big ‘football-sized’ weighing 7.50 kg fibroid tumor from the abdomen of a 40 years old woman.

The tumor was so huge that it made the patient’s abdomen increase to an abnormal size. The tumor measuring 30x30x17cm in size was occupying the entire abdomen making it a very critical case for surgery.

After her admission at Max the woman was taken for a scan and x-ray. The findings revealed the development of a big-sized fibroid tumor inside the  abdomen.

Talking about the challenges of removing such a big-sized tumor, Dr.  Kamna Nagpal, director, obstetrics & gynaecology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali said that the big tumor was occupying the entire abdomen thus leaving no space to perform laparoscopy.

Hence on the surgery table, a decision was taken to do an open myomectomy, post counseling the patient’s family about the complexity of the situation, she informed. The main challenge we face while removing such big-sized tumors like this one is to control bleeding that can lead to hysterectomy, said Dr. Nagpal.

Further explaining the case, Dr. Nagpal, said, “The symptoms of such fibroids can manifest in heavy menstrual bleeding, painful menstruation, irregular bleedings, etc. if not treated properly, fibroids can get enlarged and lead to pressure on surrounding structures, causing a host of other problems.”