A tumor weighing 15 kg was removed from a Kolkata resident's abdomen on October 20th.
Fifty five year old Monir Alam , employed with the Defence Ministry, did not imagine in his wildest dreams that his abdomen was home to a 15 kg tumour for close to a year.
For many months Monir Alam experienced an uncomfortable feeling in his abdomen, mostly feeling ‘inflated’.
About Brain Tumor
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
A six hour surgery was conducted at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) on October 20th. Surgical gastroenterologist Sanjay De Bakshi , who led the team said, “Such a large tumour is very rare and could have proved fatal if it was allowed to grow for some more time.”
The tumour was also dangerously exerting pressure on the organs to the right.
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An ideal tumor marker for a cancer should be specific to that cancer and not generate false positive results.
An ideal tumor marker for a cancer should be specific to that cancer and not generate false positive results.
Alam has made a speedy recovery and will soon be discharged from the hospital.
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Adreno Cortical Carcinoma - Symptoms-Diagnosis-Treatment-Prognosis
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare but aggressive form of cancer that affects the outer cortex layer of the adrenals situated atop the kidneys.
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare but aggressive form of cancer that affects the outer cortex layer of the adrenals situated atop the kidneys.
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