7-yr-Old relived off 6-kg Tumour

Tumour in his stom­ach, Tumour in his stom­ach.

SEVEN-YEAR’-OLD Aniket Waghmare was lead­ing a life less ordinary. With a protruding belly, he found it difficult even to perform his daily routine. The reason: A 6-kg tumour in his stom­ach.

After suffering for nearly six years — and exhausting almost all available treat­ment in various city hospitals — Aniket underwent surgery at Pune Municipal Corpora­tion’s Kamala Nehru Hospi­tal on Monday.

The surgery — the first of its kind at the hospital — lasted two hours and reduced the 20-kg boy to a mere 14 kg. Pediatric surgeon Dr. Pranav Jadhav, who con­ducted the surgery, said Aniket’s condition was seri­ous as he was suffering from cancer in the kidney: “He had developed Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma, a kind of kidney tumour.” He added that the case was a rare one.

Jadhav said the tumour had developed over the last three years and was leading to serious problems. “The tu­mour was putting pressure on blood vessels,” he said. The surgery was conducted for free of cost.

Courtesy: The Indian Express

SEVEN-YEAR’-OLD Aniket Waghmare was lead­ing a life less ordinary. With a protruding belly, he found it difficult even to perform his daily routine. The reason: A 6-kg tumour in his stom­ach.After suffering for nearly six years — and exhausting almost all available treat­ment in various city hospitals — Aniket underwent surgery at Pune Municipal Corpora­tion’s Kamala Nehru Hospi­tal on Monday.The surgery — the first of its kind at the hospital — lasted two hours and reduced the 20-kg boy to a mere 14 kg. Pediatric surgeon Dr. Pranav Jadhav, who con­ducted the surgery, said Aniket’s condition was seri­ous as he was suffering from cancer in the kidney: “He had developed Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma, a kind of kidney tumour.” He added that the case was a rare one.Jadhav said the tumour had developed over the last three years and was leading to serious problems. “The tu­mour was putting pressure on blood vessels,” he said. The surgery was conducted for free of cost.