Boy has "strange" tumor in eye socket

As a Ha Nhi ethnic, Tran Chu Minh D. was born in 2019 and grew up in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province. He was originally healthy, active, and developed normally like any other child.

In 2021, my family found a tumor in my eye so they took me to the doctor. I had a tumor biopsy at the National Children's Hospital in April 2021, the pathology result: fetal rhabdomyosarcoma.

The child received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy at Hue Central Hospital and continued treatment at the National Children's Hospital.

In the past 2 months, the tumor has recurred, growing more and more, increasing in size rapidly, pushing the left eye out, the tumor growing strongly outside the eye socket. The tumor occupies nearly half of the boy's left face, causing him to always panic, fear, and pain.

Taking their child to all the big and small hospitals in Hanoi , but no hospital accepted the surgery, D.'s father confided that there was a time when he and his wife were so desperate that they thought of taking their child home, but seeing their child in such pain, they did not know how long it would last.

Admitted to K Hospital in early March, D.'s tumor was so large, its terrifying shape haunted the boy who had just turned 4 years old. Luckily, his family was blessed when the doctors from the Department of Neurosurgery held a consultation with the entire hospital to come up with the best treatment plan.

The giant tumor took up nearly half of the boy's left face.

On March 7, the surgical team including Dr. Nguyen Duc Lien, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at K Hospital; Master, Doctor Nguyen Thai Hoc, Department of Neurosurgery; Dr. Duong Manh Chien, Department of Treatment, requested Quan Su - plastic surgeon; and the Anesthesia and Resuscitation team coordinated smoothly and carefully to perform surgery to remove a large tumor measuring 15cm in diameter.

The team tried their best to achieve the goal of removing all remaining blood vessels supplying blood to the malformation, completely removing the malformation to ensure no recurrence, and performing one-stage reconstruction for the child.

Dr. Nguyen Duc Lien shared that the team had carefully prepared the surgical options, but the most difficult part was that the tumor was too large, bulging out one eye, and there was a risk of bleeding during surgery and could endanger the child's life.

If the removal is not complete, the disease will recur in the future. In addition, the doctors must consider a plan to transfer the skin flap to cover the defect. The hospital has fully prepared the equipment, maximum medicine, and the smooth coordination of the entire team, the surgery progressed safely and smoothly.

Twelve hours after the surgery, baby D. was awake and was able to meet his father. His father cried when he saw that his son was no longer bleeding around his eyes, and especially that his son could still see his father as his right eye's vision was still good.

Baby D. has been freed from the inferiority complex caused by the ruptured tumor and bleeding that threatened his life. He is currently being cared for in the Neurosurgery Department. He has sat up, will continue to be monitored for wound healing, and will continue chemotherapy treatment.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/be-trai-mac-khoi-u-quai-o-hoc-mat-post743013.html