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Doctors successfully remove 20Kg tumour off man's back
30 Mar 2012 at 07:26hrs | Views
Doctors at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia have successfully removed a 20Kg mass of tumour that had grown on the back of a 24-year-old man.
UTH managing director Dr Lackson Kasonka working with a team of 15 medical personnel says Robiana Muteka is out of danger, the operation went well without complications.
He says Robiana did not lose a lot of blood during the procedure which started around 08 hours this morning.
The tumour was removed around 10:00.
Robiana's operation was delayed earlier due to insufficient blood for transfusion.
Robian's blood is a rare type, B negative.
He was evacuated from Livingstone early this month, following an order from President Michael Sata that he accesses specialist treatment.
Last week Doctors at the UTH examined Robiana and they concluded that the tumours is not cancerous.
UTH managing director Dr Lackson Kasonka working with a team of 15 medical personnel says Robiana Muteka is out of danger, the operation went well without complications.
He says Robiana did not lose a lot of blood during the procedure which started around 08 hours this morning.
The tumour was removed around 10:00.
Robiana's operation was delayed earlier due to insufficient blood for transfusion.
Robian's blood is a rare type, B negative.
He was evacuated from Livingstone early this month, following an order from President Michael Sata that he accesses specialist treatment.
Last week Doctors at the UTH examined Robiana and they concluded that the tumours is not cancerous.
Source - UTH Zambia
