Firoza Sarwari, a 70 year-old resident of Afghanistan who was suffering from rare form of tumour inthe chest, was successfully treated by Dr Suresh Singh Naruka, Consultant, ENT, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals along with his team of doctors who performed a highly complicated retro sternal hemi thyroidectomy surgery to remove the tumour from her chest.
Sarwari was presented with a history of swelling in the neck accompanied by difficulty in breathing and swallowing. Post - evaluation it was revealed that she had developed a massive tumour in the chest, which seemed to be arising from the thyroid gland.
After thorough evaluation, a multi-disciplinary effort was adopted for treatment with team of doctors from various specialties. Dr Ameet Kishore, senior consultant surgeon, ENT, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said: “This was a case of rare tumour and required the combined efforts of multidisciplinary team of doctors.”