Mangalore: Woman with Rare Tumour Gets New Lease of Life at AJ Hospital
 
Media Release
 
Mangalore, Nov 30: The doctors of AJ Hospital and Research Centre have given a new lease of life to a woman who was diagnosed with a rare tumour in the esophagus.

A 32-year-old female patient had been experiencing difficulty in swallowing food for the last three years. She consulted several doctors in and around the city and later came to Dr Ashok Hegde, head of the department, general surgery, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences.

On conducting various investigations she was diagnosed to have a large fibro-vascular polyp arising from upper esophagus occupying the whole of the food pipe. The patient was severely anemic and had lost about 10 kg of weight in 6 months.
 
This patient was referred to cardiothoracic Surgery team at AJ Hospital & Research Centre. Surgical removal usually requires incision in neck, thorax and sometimes the abdomen with long hospital stay. The AJ Hospital cardiothoracic team removed the whole tumor with a single small incision in the neck and a small opening in the esophagus. The surgery was carried out successfully by cardiothoracic team headed by Dr Jayashankar Marla, consultant cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr Madhav Kamath, consultant cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr Gururaj Thantri, consultant cardiac anaesthetist and Dr Naganand, cardiac anaesthetist.
 
The tumor was measuring 25 x 6 x 2 cm. Post surgery the patient was symptom-free, able to swallow food with no difficulty whatsoever and has since gained weight.
 
Benign esophageal tumors are rare and this is the rarest and is one of the largest reported. First case was reported in 1559 and since then less than 100 cases have been reported the world over. The interesting part is the cardiothoracic surgeons were able to remove this giant esophageal tumor with a small incision in the neck.
 
For further details, call Dr Madhav Kamath at 9845408696 or email ajhospitalmarketing@gmail.com