CARE Hospitals, Hitech City treats Sudanese woman with thyroid mass

Metro India News | Hyderabad : A 37-year-old woman from Sudan with a 15×10 cm thyroid mass extending from her neck into the chest has been successfully treated at CARE Hospitals, Hitech City, through a complex repeat surgery made more challenging by an earlier thyroid operation. Adding to the complexity, the patient had undergone thyroid surgery seven years earlier. After detailed evaluation and surgical planning, a multidisciplinary team led by Dr Rahul Reddy Levaka, Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist, CARE Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, along with Dr Ajay Chanakya and Dr Ramu Damuluri, undertook the procedure.

The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia. The thoracic part of the surgery was performed using VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery), allowing the team to carefully separate the thyroid from the critical mediastinal structures. The procedure was completed successfully. 

The patient recovered well and was subsequently discharged with appropriate follow-up advice. Dr Rahul Reddy Levaka mentioned that careful planning and dissection through minimally invasive Thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) around important structures was required. He added that large thyroid swellings should not be ignored simply because they may initially be painless.