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​Surgeons Remove What's Claimed To Be World's Largest Tumour

​Surgeons Remove What's Claimed To Be World's Largest Tumour

The tumour, which was removed at BYL Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai on 14 February, weighed a whopping 4.1lbs (1.9kg).

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

Surgeons in India claim they've removed the world's largest brain tumour in a gruelling procedure that lasted seven hours, according to local reports.

The doctors removed the tumour from cloth sellerSantlal Pal, a 31-year-old man who had been left blind from the giant mass on his head.

The tumour, which was removed at BYL Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai on 14 February, weighed a whopping 4.1lbs (1.9kg). Experts claim that the biggest brain tumour to be successfully removed before this weighed 3.1lbs (1.4kg).

Professor Trimurti Nadkarni who led the surgery said: "Such large tumours are rare and are a surgical challenge.

"There was a heavy blood loss and this required great team skill in perioperative monitoring for a successful result.

"The weight of a similar case reported earlier has been 1.4kg."

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Nadkarni continued to say that Pal is doing well after the surgery, and feels 'relieved'.

"The patient has made good recovery and is now ambulatory and on full diet." Nadkarni said.

"He feels relieved of 'a large burden on his head'."

Pal had apparently complained of progressive swelling on his scalp, along with headaches and a loss of vision in both of his eyes - all of which are indicators of a brain tumour. He'd had the agonising symptoms since he was one year old.

SWNS
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But his wife, Manju, told newspaper The Hindu that they had been told by doctors at three different hospitals in Uttar Pradesh that his large tumour was inoperable.

When he was finally admitted to hospital with the gigantic growth, his head had swelled so much that it looked like he had another head mounted on top of his. He had also gone blind as a result of the tumour.

The operation took seven hours, but surgeons were able to finally remove the tumour, along with skill bone that had invaded into the brain.

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He needed a transfusion of 11 units of blood, and also had to spend three days on life support after the surgery, but is now thankfully on the mend.

It is not yet clear whether or not Pal's sight has been restored following the procedure, but the BBC reports that doctors are hopeful that he will regain his vision as he continues to recover from the extreme operation.

Manju said: "We are praying that he regains his vision."

Featured Image Credit: SWN

Topics: World News, India