more-inIn a first, a robot was used to successfully remove a rare tumour from a patient’s neck in a surgery led by an Indian-origin surgeon. Chordoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the bones of the skull base and spine. Among his injuries from the accident, Mr. Pernikoff tore his rotator cuff and had several herniated discs. A team led by Dr. Neil Malhotra, an assistant professor decided to remove the tumour through a rare and complex spinal surgery approach by using a trans-oral robotic (TORS) approach for the second part of the surgery. Nine months after the surgery, Pernikoff is already back to work.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2018 15:43 UTC