VietNamNet Bridge – Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City recently removed a giant tumor from the right chest of a woman. This is considered one of the largest tumors ever to be detected and removed at the hospital.

The patient, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phuong, 41, is from the Mang Thit District of the southern province of Vinh Long.

After having given birth two months earlier, Phuong felt something heavy in her right chest and had difficulty breathing when walking. Seeing doctors at Cho Ray Hospital, she was diagnosed with a huge tumor in the right breast.

Scans showed that this was a neurofibrillary tumor, with great size of 30x70x25cm. The tumor was weighing down on her entire right lung and other structures in her chest.

On April 17 doctors performed an operation to remove the tumor, which weighed up to 4.5kg.

Doctors say that this was a very difficult procedure because the tumor was stuck to the patient’s diaphragm, pericardium and blood vessels in the chest and the chest wall.

Currently, Phuong is recovering well. She can walk and eat. The surprising thing is that the patient was completely unaware of the giant tumor in her body until after giving birth.

Le Ha