Care Hospitals doctors successfully remove 4.5 cm brain tumour in Malakpet

Doctors at Care Hospitals, Malakpet, successfully treated a 42-year-old woman with a 4.5 cm brain tumour located near critical brain structures. The patient underwent a complex surgery and was discharged within four days, with her headache resolved and no seizures reported.

Hyderabad: Doctors at Care Hospitals, Malakpet, treated a 42-year-old housewife diagnosed with a 4.5 cm brain tumour located dangerously close to critical brain structures and major blood vessels.

For two months, the patient was living with a worsening headache on the right side of her head, and a sudden seizure brought her to the hospital. An MRI scan revealed a large brain tumour measuring approximately 4.5 cm X3.5 cm X3.5 cm in the right region of the brain, a press release said.

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The neurosurgical team led by senior neurosurgeon Dr Bhavani Prasad Ganji performed a right frontotemporal craniotomy, separating the tumor from the surrounding structures.

The patient spent just a day in the ICU following surgery and was discharged on the fourth day. She is seizure-free, and her headache has completely resolved, the press release added.