A 10-kilogram tumor was removed from a patient in Petropavl under the OSMS system. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the North Kazakhstan regional health department, a complex operation was performed at the oncology center under the OSMS system. A tumor weighing 10 kilograms was removed from the abdominal cavity and pelvic area of a 48-year-old patient.
According to the North Kazakhstan oncology center, the patient's body weight was 150 kilograms, while the tumor weighed 10 kilograms.
As stated by Malik Seksembayev, head of the surgery department, last year the patient was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor in the abdominal cavity and pelvic area. Subsequently, he never once sought medical help at the hospital.
This year, pain appeared, and he was taken to a medical facility. It turned out that the tumor had grown significantly and reached 10 kilograms.
The operation lasted 2 hours. Currently, the removed material has been sent for histological examination.