Surgeons at the civic-run BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai ,India last Wednesday removed a brain tumour weighing 1.8kg from a 31-year-old man Which was recorded the largest brain tumour yet.
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The tumour protruded from top of Pal’s skull. When Pal was admitted to the department of neurosurgery ,he was completely blind with swelling under the scalp, heaviness and headache.
These Tumours are rare and are a surgical challenge owing to blood loss and that's why doctors have explained the patient and his relatives the risk involved before performing the surgery.
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It took 7 hours of surgery to remove the tumour. 11 units of blood was needed by the patient and he was kept on ventilator three days after the surgery
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