A 3.2 kg-tumour was removed from the chest cavity of a 39-year-old Russian man in a “highly risky” surgery in New Delhi. (Representational Image) A 3.2 kg-tumour was removed from the chest cavity of a 39-year-old Russian man in a “highly risky” surgery in New Delhi. (Representational Image)A 3.2 kg-tumour was removed from the chest cavity of a 39-year-old Russian man in a “highly risky” surgery here, hospital authorities have said. “These revealed that the tumour was gradually growing in his chest cavity, exerting tremendous pressure on his right lung,” an official of the Fortis Hospital at Vasant Kunj said. “The surgical procedure was strenuous as the area left to perform the surgery within the chest cavity was limited.

Source: Indian Express August 19, 2017 06:11 UTC