In a major surgery, a tumour weighing 17 kg was taken out from the abdomen of a 30-year-old woman suffering from a rare ovarian tumour (growing teratoma syndrome) by doctors at AIIMS.
AIIMS experts claimed that it was the largest overian tumour removal in India till now and the case has been sent to be documented in Limca Book of Records.
The biggest ovarian cyst removal in India till now mentioned in the Limca Book of Records is of 6.1 kg.
N Devi, a native of Bihar was referred to AIIMS in December last year with huge abdomenal tumour which was growing rapidly and caused constant pain.
The woman had developed a small cystic tumour in her right ovary for which she had undergone ovarian cystectomy followed by 3 cycles of chemotherapy in Bihar in March 2014, said Dr Neerja Bhatla from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS.
"However, even after chemotherapy, the mass inside the abdomen kept growing progressively.
"In fact within 8-9 months the tumour had already occupied whole of her abdomen and the doctors at other places had given up on the case," said Bhatla.
Once brought to AIIMS, surgical oncologists evaluated her and found her fit for surgery.
"On evaluation we found that she was fit for surgery as this was the only option before us for treating this kind of tumour. CT Scan conducted on her showed huge abdomino pelvic mass originating from right adnexal region and her uterus and urinary bladder could not be seen separately.
"Also there were multiple large deposits seen in different parts of abdomen and at the entrance of liver. Biopsy showed possibility of Germ cell tumour, the treatment option for which is only surgery," said M D Ray, the Surgical oncologist at AIIMS.
