VietNamNet Bridge – After more than 20 years of smoking, a man in HCM City was hospitalized with a lung tumor of 300gr.

The giant lung tumor.

The Thong Nhat Hospital in HCM City on February 19 announced to have saved the life of a 58-years-old man with a giant lung tumor.

According to doctors, the patient was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath.

Through visual inspection and biopsy, doctors discovered a big tumor with many small buboes in his left lung. The tumor and buboes invaded the thoracic aorta, causing the risk of death.

A surgery was carried out and the doctors removed a big tumor from the left lung, which is as big as a grapefruit, weighing about 300grams, 20cm in length, 10cm in diameter.

The patient is gradually recovering.

According to the patient’s family, the man has been smoking for more than 20 years. After a party, he suffered from chest pain and shortness of breath so he was brought to the hospital.

After over two weeks of intensive care, he was healthy enough for the surgery.

Xuan Hai