New Delhi|Ekta
Sometimes it becomes challenging for doctors also to save their patients through critical surgery, but apart from challenges when they succeed the satisfaction can be seen on the faces of doctors. Such an incident was noted in the national capital when the surgeons of Gangarm hospital successfully performed surgery of paraganglioma tumor in a patient suffering from rare tumour of the neck causing breathing difficulty.
60 years old male patient from Kashmir, presented in ENT & Head and Neck Oncology Department, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with breathing difficulty, swallowing problems & voice change. Investigations were done and found that there was very rare tumor of size approximately 6cm in the lower part of neck and upper chest which was compressing the trachea (wind pipe) and food pipe significantly and causing breathing & swallowing difficulties.
Whil talking with Healthlive Dr. Sangeet Kr. Agarwal, Consultant (Head & Neck Oncosurgery), ENT Department, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said “The tumor was found to be paraganglioma of lower neck going into upper chest. The site of tumor was very rare & the challenge in surgery was to save major blood vessels going into brain, food pipe and trachea (wind pipe). Tumor was adherent to all vital structures including trachea, food pipe, vertebra, major blood vessels of neck & and upper chest. It was removed safely and patient is now relieved and discharged without any complication”.
Patient was investigated and found that he is suffering from a rare type of tumor in lower part of neck & going in to upper part of chest, Known as paraganglioma of lower neck & upper chest. Surgery was advised to patient. During surgery tumor was found adherent to wind pipe, food pipe, vertebra (back bone), major blood vessels of neck and upper chest.
With slow and meticulous dissection. Tumor was dissected & separated from all major blood vessels, food pipe, wind pipe and blood vessels of chest safely and without any major complications and the time took was about 3 hours.
Dr.Agarwal highlighted that our team performed so well the surgery was done by Head & Neck Oncosurgery Team, assisted by ENT Surgeon. Apart anaesthesia was also challenging and chief anesthetist was Dr. Jayshree Sood & Dr. Prabhat Kumar supported us during the surgery.
Surgical Team headed by Dr. Sangeet Kr. Agarwal Consultant, (Head & Neck Oncosurgery) & ENT Surgeons Dr. Uday Monga, Dr. Pratibha & Dr. Srishti were among part of the leading team with complete assistance.
