10-kg tumour removed from 80-yr’s abdomen

New Delhi: A massive tumour weighing 10.4 kg was successfully removed from an 80-year-old woman's abdomen, marking one of the rarest such surgeries reported worldwide, a premier hospital in South Delhi said.

The doctors at Fortis Escorts, Okhla, said in a statement that the patient arrived at the hospital with severe abdominal swelling that had worsened over two years, leaving her abdomen visibly distended. Despite persistent discomfort, she had earlier been treated only for gastric issues, without detailed scans, they said.

The advanced imaging ordered by the doctors at Fortis Escorts revealed a huge liposarcoma, a rare cancer arising from fatty tissue measuring nearly 50 cm and compressing vital organs, including the kidneys, colon, urinary bladder and uterus, the statement said.