New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- A Cancer patient from Ethiopia underwent a successful surgery for removing his giant malignant gastric tumour at the Fortis Hospital.
The patient was diagnosed with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour, a rare kind of cancer. Dr Amit Javed said, "During the surgery, we ultimately had to remove a major portion of the stomach. In addition, the left lobe of the liver also had to be resected.
"As we all know, the liver is a unique organ with the ability to regenerate. Therefore, despite the significant removal of the left portion of the liver, the patient did not face any complications, and by now the liver would have regenerated substantially".
"The tumour measured approximately 30 cm x 25 cm x 10 cm, making it an extremely...