Pimpri Chinchwad, 29th June 2026: Doctors at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal CorporationтАЩs Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital and Post Graduate Institute have successfully removed a 20.1-kg malignant ovarian tumour from a 60-year-old woman in a five-hour surgery, hospital officials said.
The woman, a resident of a rural area of Pune, had first noticed a small abdominal lump around six months ago. Unable to afford treatment after private hospitals reportedly quoted over Rs 5 lakh for the surgery, she delayed medical intervention. By the time she reached YCM Hospital, the tumour had grown to nearly 50x30x20 cm, severely affecting her ability to walk, eat and breathe.
The patient was examined by Dr Santosh Thorat, head of the Department of Surgery and a GI-HPB surgeon, who admitted her directly from the outpatient department after finding her condition critical.
Doctors said the giant tumour had left the patient severely malnourished with significant protein deficiency and abnormal blood parameters, making immediate surgery too risky. She was first stabilised with total parenteral nutrition (TPN), albumin infusions and nutritional supplementation before being taken up for surgery.
The operation, performed last week, involved removal of the tumour along with lymph node dissection. According to the surgical team, the procedure required meticulous separation of the mass from major abdominal blood vessels and surrounding organs while the anaesthesia team managed significant haemodynamic fluctuations during the surgery.
Histopathological examination later confirmed the tumour as bilateral mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, a rare malignant ovarian tumour. While mucinous tumours account for 10-15 per cent of ovarian neoplasms, the bilateral malignant form is uncommon, doctors said.
тАЬThe size of the tumour had significantly compromised the patientтАЩs overall health. Based on clinical evaluation and investigations, we planned complete excision of the mass along with lymph node dissection to achieve oncological clearance,тАЭ said Dr Thorat.
Following surgery, the patient spent two days in the intensive care unit before being shifted to the general surgical ward. Doctors said she is recovering well, has started taking oral diet and is being mobilised.
The treatment was provided free of cost under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. Dr Rajendra Wabale, dean of YCM Hospital-PGI, said the presence of postgraduate specialist departments at the civic hospital has strengthened its ability to perform complex tertiary-care procedures that are often associated with private hospitals.
The surgery was carried out by a multidisciplinary team led by Dr Thorat, with surgeons, anaesthetists, pathologists and nursing staff participating in the procedure.
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