New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- A 25-year-old first-time pregnant woman from Bhiwadi delivered a healthy baby after undergoing surgery to remove a basketball-sized ovarian tumour detected at 14 weeks of pregnancy.

The patient was referred to a private hospital in Dwarka after a routine ultrasound revealed an unusually large abdominal mass. Initial scans raised suspicion of ovarian cancer, making the treatment particularly complex, as doctors had to safeguard both the mother and the unborn child.

"The medical team decided to perform a rare and high-risk procedure at this stage of pregnancy. The patient underwent an open surgery in which the tumour, along with the affected ovary and fallopian tube, was removed. In the same surgery, the doctors eval...