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Man has tumour weighing more than his weight removed in 'miracle' surgery
29 Oct 2015 at 08:23hrs | Views
Doctors in India have successfully removed a massive 55 kg malignant bone tumour from a 26-year-old man's thigh.
The man, Gurmeet Singh from Jalandhar, was suffering from the tumour for seven years, the deccanherald.com reported.
Gurmeet, who weighs just 37 kg post-surgery, has lost his right leg and a portion of the pelvic bone. But the young man, who was bed-ridden for four years, is glad he can now walk with the help of a walker.
He said: "I was completely immobile and restricted to bed for four years. I was not even able to rest on my back and had stopped sitting two years ago as the weight of the tumour was too heavy. I could not even roll over or change sides because of it.
"But now that I have got rid of it, I am extremely happy and cannot wait to stand, even though with a support."
Gurmeet, who is currently recuperating in hospital (see photos of here), first felt inflammation in his right thigh in 2008.
And three years ago, a biopsy report confirmed it was cancer. His family took him to several doctors in Punjab, his native state in northern India, but he did not receive proper treatment.
He was then brought to Max Hospital for the surgery.
Dr Durgatosh Pandey, a senior consultant in surgical oncology at the hospital said: "It is nothing less than a miracle that despite having a malignant tumour for eight years, he is still alive. When he was brought to us, the tumour was extremely big and it was bleeding. There were ulcerations and infection.
"Each step in the surgery was challenging and fraught with risks. To remove it completely, we had to amputate the entire right lower limb and along with that a part of the pelvic bone was also removed."
"We were surprised to found the weight of the tumour had surpassed the body weight. It is probably the largest malignant tumour ever removed in the world."
Gurmeet is now able to walk with the help of a stretcher and doctors are hoping that a magnetic prosthetic leg could be fixed soon.
The man, Gurmeet Singh from Jalandhar, was suffering from the tumour for seven years, the deccanherald.com reported.
Gurmeet, who weighs just 37 kg post-surgery, has lost his right leg and a portion of the pelvic bone. But the young man, who was bed-ridden for four years, is glad he can now walk with the help of a walker.
He said: "I was completely immobile and restricted to bed for four years. I was not even able to rest on my back and had stopped sitting two years ago as the weight of the tumour was too heavy. I could not even roll over or change sides because of it.
"But now that I have got rid of it, I am extremely happy and cannot wait to stand, even though with a support."
And three years ago, a biopsy report confirmed it was cancer. His family took him to several doctors in Punjab, his native state in northern India, but he did not receive proper treatment.
He was then brought to Max Hospital for the surgery.
Dr Durgatosh Pandey, a senior consultant in surgical oncology at the hospital said: "It is nothing less than a miracle that despite having a malignant tumour for eight years, he is still alive. When he was brought to us, the tumour was extremely big and it was bleeding. There were ulcerations and infection.
"Each step in the surgery was challenging and fraught with risks. To remove it completely, we had to amputate the entire right lower limb and along with that a part of the pelvic bone was also removed."
"We were surprised to found the weight of the tumour had surpassed the body weight. It is probably the largest malignant tumour ever removed in the world."
Gurmeet is now able to walk with the help of a stretcher and doctors are hoping that a magnetic prosthetic leg could be fixed soon.
Source - Deccan Herald, UK Mirror,barcroft.tv
