Gujarat: Woman Gets India's Largest Non-Ovarian Tumour Surgically Removed From Her Body That Weighed 47 Kgs

A woman in Ahemadabd had been struggling with a massive 47 kg tumour for the past 18 years. Thankfully, a team of eight doctors have safely removed it from her abdomen.

According to Times Of India, the 56-years-old woman had been carrying the weight of the tumour which was just two kgs less than her current body weight i.e. 49 kgs. The doctors, in total, have removed over 54 kgs of weight from her body including abdominal wall tissues and excess skin.

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The woman experienced unexplained weight gain in the abdominal area 18 years ago. After sonography, it was then revealed a benign tumour. During surgery at the time, the doctors found that the tumour was attached to an internal organ which resulted in the discontinuation of the surgery.

After the discontinuation of the surgery, the tumour grew bigger, and in the past two years, it almost doubled, affecting her quality of life.

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Chief surgical gastroenterologist Dr Chirag Desai, who led the team of surgeons at Apollo Hospitals said they couldn't weigh the woman properly since she could not stand due to the massive tumour. But after the surgery, her weight dropped to 49 kgs.

He said, "The removal including the tumour ¨C in our parlance retroperitoneal leiomyoma ¨C weighed more than her actual weight. This happens rarely.¡± He added that all the internal organs of the woman were displaced and that the heart, lungs, kidneys, and the uterus had got pushed aside by the enlarged tumour in the stomach wall.

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After being in post-operative care for a fortnight, the woman was discharged on Monday.

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