Cancer in the Thigh - A Case of a Patient with Soft Tissue Sarcoma Who Survived Amputation of the Limb

A medical travel to India can be a life-saver; this international patient experienced it first-hand after receiving treatment at our hospital. 

An international patient had pain in his leg since almost 6 months, and when the pain became unbearable he approached a hospital in his country for treatment. The orthopedic surgeon in his country conducted some investigations and it was discovered that the patient had a cancerous tumor in his thigh. They conducted a biopsy on the patient, and following which the tumor was removed by surgery.

The removed tumor was then sent to the lab for investigation. The investigation reports revealed that the tumor was not completely removed and that some numbers of tumor cells were still present in the body.  The treating doctor at this stage recommended our hospital to the patient, and advised the patient that our hospital be contacted to take the case forward.

The patient made contact with our hospital and the patient's reports were sent to the doctors from the oncology department in our hospital. The treating doctor at our hospital studied the report extensively and suggested that another surgery be performed on the patient. He suggested that another surgery was necessary to remove the remnant tumor cells from the body. He suggested that if those cancerous cells were left in the body and not removed they had a tendency to grow back and also spread to other parts of the body. This eventually would put the patient's life at risk at a later time.

The patient was advised to fly down to India for medical treatment. The patient flew down to India immediately. Once the patient arrived at India, the treating doctor suggested that PET and CT scans be performed on him. The scans revealed that the patient had no cancerous cells in any other part of the body other than his affected limb. Once this was confirmed, the treating doctor performed the required surgery on the patient and excised the cancerous tumor in its entirety from the patient.

The patient recovered from the surgery within a week's time, and he was then able to walk freely and without any pain. This surgery was supposed to be followed by radiation therapy. The patient wanted to take up the radiation therapy in his country. Once the patient had recovered from the surgery, he was discharged and he flew back to his country for further treatment.

The miracle of the surgery conducted on the patient in our hospital is that the patient was in a position to retain the function of his limb. It so is the norm that when a patient is affected with cancerous tumor on either his arms or limbs, the only solution to treating this kind of cancer is amputation of the affected limb or arm. It is thanks to the surgical expertise of the treating doctor, the advancements in the investigation techniques, and the better understanding of this particular kind of cancer that the patient was lucky to retain his affected limb.

The medical travel to India proved to be a life-saver for this patient. He and his family mentioned that they were immensely fortunate to having come to our hospital and undergoing treatment at the expert hands of the treating doctor. They have since then recommended our hospital to numerous patients in their country.

The expertise of the treating doctor and the technology available at our hospital has been saving lives and changing the lives of affected patients on a daily basis.