Appendiceectomy, suddenly discovered tumor compressing lung

On June 22, Hanoi Oncology Hospital announced that it had just successfully performed surgery for a patient with a large mediastinal tumor, pushing the left lung atelectasis˳ Worth mentioning, the tumor was only discovered when the patient had an appendectomy˳

During the appendectomy, Mrs˳ T˳ was discovered by doctors with a large tumor, although before that her health was completely normal, there was no sign of fatigue, pain or discomfort˳ After that, Ms˳ T˳ went to Hanoi Cancer Hospital for examination˳

At Hanoi Oncology Hospital, through imaging tests, doctors determined that the 11cm x 10cm tumor had compressed, causing almost the entire left lung to collapse, sticking to the pleura, pericardium, and pleural fluid˳ relatively thick˳

According to Dr˳ Phan Le Thang – head of the surgical department at the request of the hospital, the patient’s tumor was large in size, with many feeding vessels, causing vascular proliferation, and sticking to surrounding organs˳ If not detected in time, the tumor grows and invades both lungs, causing difficulty breathing, respiratory failure, the surgery will be even more difficult˳

Dr˳ Thang said that this is a difficult thoracic surgery, due to the narrow incision, only a small space can be made between the two rib slits to insert surgical instruments to cut the tumor and stop bleeding˳

After two hours of surgery, the entire tumor was removed, and the patient has now recovered˳

“According to the pathological results, the tumor is a type AB thymic tumor˳ Thymic tumor is a rarer disease compared to other cancers and almost does not show any symptoms in the early stages˳

In the late stage, the tumor invades and presses on mediastinal organizations such as superior vena cava syndrome, paralysis – weakness of the phrenic nerve due to invasive tumor causing difficulty breathing, leading to decreased diaphragmatic movement˳ same side˳ When invading the pleural space, there is pleural effusion˳

However, with this disease, if diagnosed and treated promptly, the chances of survival are very high˳ Therefore, people should have regular health check-ups to promptly detect abnormalities in the body, especially with some diseases that develop silently, only showing signs when the disease is at a late stage,” said Dr˳ Win recommended˳

Removal of fetal-like tumor compressing heart and lungs

TTO – In the morning of November 23, the surgical team of Thoracic Surgery Department, Can Tho City General Hospital performed surgery to remove and cut a large mediastinal tumor weighing more than 4kg in the patient’s chest˳