Doctors from Jodhpur Hospital successfully removed a massive head tumor from a man’s head after 15 years.
The 39-year-old man had a tumor that looked like he had two heads. The tumor was removed by doctors from a hospital in Jodhpur. The doctors said that the man visited the hospital after he was unable to bear the neck pain and difficulty sleeping.
The man told the doctors that the tumor had initially begun as a small lump at the age of 24, and the growth of the tumor kept on extending to 20 by 15 centimeters. The tumor developed mirroring the size of his head and his quality of life was affected severely. The doctors performed detailed tests and scans. After the test results, the doctors diagnosed him with a mesenchymal tumor. These are also known as connective tissue tumors, it is a rare ailment that arises from stem cells in bone marrow, which is important for skeletal tissue repair. The doctors said that the tumor’s aggressive development had not only caused him physical pain but also mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and numbness in his hands.
Dr. Dinesh Dutt Sharma led the surgical team. They encountered a difficult task due to the tumor size and its infiltration into the man’s skull. Yet, they successfully removed the massive tumor with the aid of detailed navigation around critical blood vessels in the neck and brain. Dr. Sharma said that any mistake could have been a fatal risk.
As per the doctors, most of the tumors are harmless, but some can be cancerous and cause serious health problems including severe pain and breathing problems. The experts are uncertain about what causes the tumors. The research indicates that the mutations in the DNA cause the tumors to form.
The doctors primarily prefer surgery to treat benign tumors. The tumor can also be healed if it is not causing any problems or discomfort.
The doctors said that in the case of this man, the tumor was so immense that it had started to damage the outer part of the skull, and it extended to the inner bone. The continuous growth in the size of the tumor built a pressure, which obliterated up to 4 centimeters of bone at the base of the man's skull. The tumor’s immense growth poses a challenge for the surgeons because of the nearby blood vessels and the brain. After the successful completion of surgery, the man has fully recovered.
According to the National Library of Medicine, mesenchymal tissue neoplasms are soft tissue tumors and they are also known as connective tissue tumors. These are moderately frequent in domestic animals and have a high incidence in some species. Mesenchymal tumors are generally located in all organs with a higher or lower incidence in some tissues.
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