Wardha hospital doctors perform rare chest tumour surgery

Time of India

25-07-2025

Nagpur: In a remarkable feat of rural healthcare, doctors at Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), successfully removed a massive and rare chest tumour from a 58-year-old patient.
This showcases how advanced surgeries are possible even in rural Vidarbha.
The patient, a resident of Nandha village, was suffering from constant breathlessness and extreme fatigue. Doctors diagnosed him with a large tumour in his chest cavity, medically called a pleural tumour, which was compressing his lungs and making it difficult for him to breathe or carry out daily activities.
The tumour was 24cm long and stuck to vital organs inside the chest, including the main blood vessels (SVC and IVC), the spinal area, and the diaphragm, the muscle that helps in breathing.
Such complicated cases are usually referred to big metro hospitals due to the high risk and expertise required.
But in this case, the surgery was successfully conducted in Wardha. Dr Vivek Lanje, cardiothoracic surgeon, conducted the surgery with support from anaesthetist Dr Bhakti Patil and team.
"It was a very challenging operation. The tumour was tightly stuck to important chest structures, and the lung was completely compressed.
But we managed to remove the entire mass, and the lung has now fully expanded. The patient is doing well," said Dr Vivek Lanje.
The surgery was done under the govt's SO (Surgery Operation) Scheme, and the patient recovered smoothly and was discharged without complications. This success story underlines how a charity-based rural hospital in Vidarbha is delivering specialised care and life-saving procedures, giving hope to patients from villages who otherwise struggle to afford or access such high-end treatment in cities.