In a highly unusual medical case, a team of doctors at Fortis Malar Hospital recently saved the life of a 62-year-old woman with a 10 kg ovarian cyst or Mucinous Cystadenoma.
The patient approached the hospital after experiencing post menopausal bleeding for a day. She also had severe abdominal distension for four months, eventually leading to an umbilical hernia. Senior Consultant Gynaecologist Dr Nithya Ramamurthy prescribed a CT Scan which showed a cyst measuring 21cm x 23cm x 26cm.
Aside from abdominal distension due to the rapid growth of the tumour over four months, the only symptom experienced by the patient was gradual lower abdominal discomfort. The patient also had a known history of diabetes and hypertension. However, the patient showed no other abnormal symptoms like high fever, chills, sweat, fluid retention, loss of appetite and loss of weight. The medical case was deemed complicated due to the massive size of the tumour of the abdomen.
After stabilising the hypertension and diabetes, total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy (removal of uterus and both ovaries with the huge tumour) was conducted on the patient by Dr Ramamurthy.
The team also included General Surgeon Dr Deepak Subramaniam who operated the umbilical hernia while the preoperative bilateral ureteric stenting was performed by Consultant Urologist Dr MR Pari to ensure the safety of the ureter.
Commenting on this case, Dr Ramamurthy said,“While tumours in the ovary are relatively common, they very rarely reach these dimensions, especially at such a fast rate. The tumour proved to be benign and post surgery the patient has recovered well and is back in her hometown Tiruchirapally.”
EH News Bureau