Speaking about the patient, Dr K Elankumaran, Head of Liver Diseases Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kauvery Hospital Chennai said, “The woman complained of indigestion and abdominal pain. When an ultrasound scan was done, a tumour was found, growing in a major vein, closely associated with the liver. This was a rare type, measuring 10*10 cm. It required immediate removal to avoid complications which otherwise might turn fatal.”

This rare kind of tumour contributes to 1 in a lakh of adult cancers. When diagnosed, it needs major surgical resection for better outcome and survival. The procedure also involved grafting of the vessel, which demands a deft, delicate and dexterous vascular surgical procedure.

“The patient underwent surgery, and the tumour along with a portion of the inferior vena cava was removed. Since the major vessel was affected by the tumour, we had no option but to remove a portion of it and restore continuity through a vascular graft. The whole procedure took 10 hours, and within a week, the woman was fit for discharge,” explained Prof. Dr N Sekar Natarajan, Senior Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai.

Co-founder and Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital, Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, congratulated the team for the surgery. (WITH ANI INPUTS)