12-kg ovarian tumour removed

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 16

A non-cancerous ovarian tumour weighing nearly 12 kg was removed successfully at a private hospital.

Dr Deepti Bansal, consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician, Ojas Hospital, who performed the surgery, said 56-year-old Bala from Lalru was diagnosed of huge abdomenopelvic mass comprising of right complex solid cystic ovarian cyst plus multiple uterus fibroids.

The patient came with pain in abdomen and loss of appetite. The diagnosis confirmed that a huge ovarian tumour was occupying whole of the abdomen.

Dr Deepti said normally ovary size was 3 cm to 4 cm but the tumour of such huge size could have ruptured and patient would have landed up in emergency.

Dr Deepti said in past she had operated and removed pelvic tumours up to 8 to 10 kg, but this was first time she removed 12-kg tumour. The complications associated with huge ovarian tumour include malignancy and rupture of tumour, she said.