Today in Weird patientthe case of a young woman who could no longer breathe because of a gigantic tumor!
Without the intervention of doctors, a young Italian woman could have been suffocated by her tumor! In fact, the massmass which compressed her stomach and lungs weighed 70 kilos, more than the patient herself. This case, treated at the Molinette hospital in Turin, is unique in the annals of medical literature.
The patient went to the emergency room because she could no longer breathe properly. Immediately placed on life support and intubated, doctors then discovered the enormous benign tumor which threatened to crush all of her internal organs. To excise her without risk, it was first necessary to empty her of 52 liters of liquidliquid that it contained. After this delicate stage, the patient was able to return to normal breathing and be extubated. But the tumor is still in her body, attached to her ovaries more precisely, but it was so big that it pressed on her entire body. rib cagerib cage. Emptied of its contents, the tumor still weighs 25 kilos. The second operation went smoothly and after four days in intensive care, the patient was transferred to another department before returning home in good health.
Cystadenoma, a tumor that can swell
This tumor of impressive size is a serous cystadenoma of the ovary, a fairly common benign tumor since it represents approximately 20% of ovarian tumors. One of the particularities of these benign fluid-filled cysts is the large size they can take. This case remains unusual, but more modest cases can be found in the scientific literature. A 42-year-old woman treated in Burkina Faso was operated on for a 13-kilogram cystadenoma, another 57-year-old, living in Oman, had a 40-centimeter cyst.
Cystadenoma can develop in other organs such as liverliver where the pancreaspancreas For example. When it is ovarian, it is often unilateral. These benign tumors often affect middle-aged women, perimenopauseperimenopause or older, already menopausal. Despite everything, cases of young women under 25, even pre-teens, exist. Cysts, when they are small, are often discovered by chance during a medical examination or a visit to the doctor. gynecologistgynecologist.
