A team of doctors at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, the first Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia & the Middle East successfully performed 2 complex and complicated surgery on a patient at same time. India’s first of its kind Mega prosthesis Fixation for femur (thigh bone) and Laparoscopic Radical nephrectomy to remove a cancerous kidney as a single stage surgery through a Multimodal approach on a 54-year-old woman, giving her a new lease of life.
The woman from Assam had sustained fracture of her left thigh bone and suffered with a trivial injury two months ago and was completely bedridden. To evaluate her condition, she visited Apollo Proton Cancer Centre where a biopsy was done. Her report confirmed that she had a 4th stage kidney cancer and cancer cells travelled to the thigh bone. As a novel attempt, both the procedures were completed in 6 hours. The knee joint containing the Tumor was removed with wide margins and replaced with mega prosthesis. The patient also underwent a laparoscopic Kidney removal using Keyhole surgery. After the procedure the patient was mobilized the very next day and made to walk after almost three months.
Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals said, “Here at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, we are setting trends in the field of oncology with our breakthrough surgeries and the uniqueness of it. This achievement by the Clinicians team is a matter of great pride not only to Apollo Group, but also to the whole healthcare industry.”
