ANANTNAG: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) of Govt Medical College (GMC) Anantnag on Tuesday again operated a very challenging highly vascular tumour case.
A 40-year-female patient reported to ENT-OPD of Associated Hospital of GMC Anantnag 2 weeks back with a history of pulsatile swelling on the left side of the neck for more than one-year duration, the hospital said in a press release.
It said the patient was evaluated and Ultrasound Neck was performed at Dept of Radiology which suggested a “Carotid body tumour”, a very high vascular paraganglioma arising from the carotid body between major blood vessels of the neck. MRI neck with MR angiography was done to confirm the diagnosis and the patient was categorised as having “Shamblin II Carotid Body Tumour” left side neck.
A team of ENT surgeons including Prof Sajad Majid Qazi, Dr Aamir Yousuf (Assoc Prof) and CVTS Surgeons, Dr M Amin and Dr Khurshid Ahmad of Dept of Surgery operated upon the patient successfully on 4th July 2023. The Anaesthesia team was headed by Prof Imtiyaz Naqash and dynamic anesthetist Dr Zaffar Malik and among others.
It is pertinent to mention here that MRI scans were well explained by Radiologists including Dr Saiqa Shafi (Assoc Prof) and Dr Owais H Dar (Sr consultant) of Dept of Radiology GMC Anantnag. Operation Theatre staff is always doing a wonderful job while such cases are being operated in the hospital.
The surgery was completed with minimal loss of blood, requiring no blood transfusion. Post Operative patient is doing very well and is being monitored in ICU, the hospital said. Multidisciplinary case management particularly in the oncology field is currently being practiced at GMC Anantnag for better treatment outcomes and providing tertiary care treatment to the general public at their door steps.
The ENT department, GMC Anantnag is doing all Head and Neck cases and operating a case of “Carotid Body Tumor” was done first time in any peripheral hospitals of the Union Territory. The ENT department has thanked the principal GMC Anantnag, Prof (Dr) Tariq Syed Qureshi and Medical Superintendent, Dr Aubid Malik for their encouragement and for providing logistics to take up such challenging cases for surgery.