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Complex lung cancer successfully removed in India, doctors save healthy lung tissue using special technique.
- •A 38-year-old patient from Kenya named Mohammad Yunis Guliye suffered from a rare adenoid cystic carcinoma in his lung.
- •The tumor was embedded deep in the upper left lung and had spread to the main windpipe and a major blood vessel.
- •Doctors at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital in Saket performed a complex seven-hour surgery using the double-sleeve technique.
- •The specialized procedure allowed surgeons to remove the tumor and affected structures while preserving the healthy lower lobe of the lung.
- •The patient avoided losing his entire lung, maintained his breathing capacity, and was discharged within five days of the surgery.
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The patient, Mohammad Yunis Guliye, was diagnosed with a rare cancer called adenoid cystic carcinoma, which was embedded deep in his left lung and spread to the windpipe and a major blood vessel. This type of cancer usually occurs in glandular tissues such as the salivary glands.
Doctors successfully performed a specialized seven-hour surgery known as a double-sleeve left upper lobectomy. This technique allowed them to remove the tumor along with the affected airway and blood vessel sections while preserving the lower part of the left lung.
The complex surgery was performed at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, under the supervision of Dr. Kamran Ali, Associate Director of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant, after the patient traveled from Kenya for treatment.
