Giant brain tumour removed
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 23 2022:
Doctors of Raj Medicity successfully removed a giant brain tumour from a 70-year old man from Tatbung village of Tamenglong district.
According to a report, the elderly patient complained of severe pain in his head and was taken to Jiribam hospital for treatment.
He was then treated at Silchar Hospital before being referred to Raj Medicity in February this year.
During the first examination, the doctors found a giant tumour (15 cm in diameter) on the left side of his brain.
The patient was then admitted to the ICU under the supervision of Dr Soibam Parkinson on February 10.He underwent a 3-hour long operation on February 13 and was discharged nine days later.
The patient's family expressed their gratitude to the doctors and nurses of the hospital for saving the life of the 70-year-old.