The tumor secreted a lot of jelly-like material which had engulfed the entire abdomen and caused significant breathlessness to the patient.

Speaking on the surgery Dr S Rajasundaram, director and senior consultant - surgical oncology, said, "The tumor secreted a lot of jelly-like material which had engulfed the entire abdomen and caused significant breathlessness to the patient. After careful evaluation, we decided to perform a procedure called cytoreductive surgery with chemotherapy."
The surgery was carried for over 10 hours consisting of removing diseased portion in the abdominal cavity followed by circulating heated chemotherapeutic agents during surgery.
"This would ensure that drugs have maximum effect to control the tumor cells. The procedure results in prolonged survival of abdominal cancer patients," he said, adding that Rajam had recovered well and could go home soon.
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