NEW DELHI, Apr 16: A 150 gm life threatening tumour, the heaviest recorded so far, was successfully removed from the heart of a 42-year-old man at a hospital in the national capital.
The patient identified as Babu Lal Gupta hailing from Uttar Pradesh was brought to Holy Family Hospital with severe breathing difficulties.
An emergency echocardiogram revealed a large (70mm x 40 mm) tumour attached to the right chamber of his heart that was severely restricting blood flow to the lungs.
“The size and position of the tumour could have resulted in the sudden death of the patient and we decided to excise it in an emergency operation,” said Dr Mohan Nair, Chief of Holy Family Hospital’s cardiac unit.
Nair briefed that on opening the right upper chamber of the heart, the stem of the tumour was found to be attached to the partition of the two upper chambers of the heart. (PTI)
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