Mangaluru: Kanachur Hospital performs rare surgery on boy to remove facial tumour
Mangaluru(Press Release): Kanachur Hospital and Research Centre here has successfully removed a face tumour measuring 14x18 sq in, through a rare surgery.
The surgery was performed on a 17-year-old boy from Koppa, Chikkamagaluru, who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma.
Dr Ravi Varma K, consultant oncological surgeon of the hospital, said it is one of the rarest tumours seen in children and is usually treated using chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This type of chronic disease is seen in one in a million cases, and is less than 1% in India.
“The boy was diagnosed to have a rare cancer of the left maxilla, known as rhabdomyosarcoma, in 2017. Covid-19 hampered the treatment options for the child and his family. After various check-ups and hospital visits, the boy’s parents heard about the oncology set-up of Kanachur Hospital. This tumour didn’t respond to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and had to be operated upon, as the child was not able to drink, and was having difficulty in breathing,” Dr Varma said.
The boy was operated upon on February 22, under the Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka (AB-ARK) scheme without any complication, and was discharged on the 18th day. Since this tumour was radiation and chemotherapy resistant, cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) had to be used intra-operatively to reduce its recurrence.
“The boy is now breathing normally, and can chew soft meals, and is happy. The boy’s smile says it all,’’ he said.
Post-surgery, the child was fed using a naso-gastric tube, and successive follow-ups happened.
To encourage his food intake, a reconstructive surgery on the face was also performed, using a prosthesis under Dr Padmaraj Hegde, Dr Chetan and Dr Ravi Varma with the anaesthetist team of Dr Vincent Mathias and Dr Sambhram. This was funded entirely by the management of Kanachur Hospital and Research Centre, he said, adding that the case was initially discussed by the tumour board team of Kanachur Hospital, headed by him, Dr Guruprasad and Dr Najeeb, before performing the surgery.
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Riyan Parag likely to be fined 25 percent of match fees for vaping inside dressing room
New Delhi (PTI): Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag is set to be fined 25 per cent of his match fee for bringing the game into "disrepute" after being caught vaping on camera during the IPL game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.
Parag's actions during the Royals' chase on Tuesday night drew condemnation on social media.
PTI has learned that on field umpires Tanmay Srivastava and Nitin Menon had not reported the matter to match referee Amit Sharma right after the game. They only did that after seeing visual proof and Sharma found Parag guilty for a code of conduct breach as per the IPL guidelines.
The Level 1 offences carries 25 per cent deduction from match fees and one demerit point.
"He is set to be fined a portion of his match fees and a demerit point for a Level 1 offence," said an IPL source.
The Indian government had banned e-cigarettes back in 2019, prohibiting their production, sale and distribution. As per the law, the offender faces imprisonment up to one year and/or a Rs one lakh fine for a first time offence.
"Article 2.21 of IPL Code of Conduct is intended to cover all types of conduct that bring the game into disrepute and which is not specifically and adequately covered by the specific offences set out elsewhere in this Code of Conduct, including Article 2.20," the IPL Code of Conduct states.
"By way of example, Article 2.21 may (depending upon the seriousness and context of the breach) prohibit, without limitation, the following: (a) public acts of misconduct; (b) unruly public behaviour; and (c) inappropriate comments which are detrimental to the interests of the game.
"When assessing the seriousness of the offence, the context of the particular situation, and whether it was deliberate, reckless, negligent, avoidable and/or accidental, shall be considered.
"Further, the person lodging the Report shall determine where on the range of severity the conduct lays (with the range of severity starting at conduct of a minor nature (and hence a Level 1 Offence) up to conduct of an extremely serious nature (and hence a Level 4 Offence)."
Since it is a Level 1 offence there was no need for a hearing.
Parag, who has not had the best of times with the bat this IPL, was seen inhaling an e-cigarette, also known as vaping, in the dressing room during the live broadcast of their game against Punjab Kings. Royals won the game to end Kings' unbeaten run in the tournament.
This is not the first controversy to hit the Royals this season. Earlier this month, team manager Romi Bhinder was fined Rs one lakh for breaching PMOA protocol after being found using his phone in the dugout.
IPL and BCCI officials involved in the conduct of the IPL termed it as a careless act in the age of social media and prying TV cameras.
Royals next host Delhi Capitals at home on Friday night.
