Cua Dong General Hospital successfully removed malignant stomach tumor from 61-year-old patient

The “golden key” to successfully treating malignant tumors

Recently, at Cua Dong General Hospital, patient NB underwent successful surgery, promptly removing a large malignant stomach tumor; diameter of more than 20cm, belonging to gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).

Malignant gastric tumors are more dangerous than benign ones and are more difficult and complicated to treat; survival rates also vary depending on the stage and type of the disease. If treated early in the early stages, the 5-year survival rate is more than 70%. However, at stage 4, the survival rate is low, only about 4%.

Therefore, timely detection and treatment play an extremely important role for patients.

After 6 days of surgery, the patient recovered well, was happy and had almost returned to normal activities.

Routine implementation of digestive cancer treatment techniques

Currently, Cua Dong General Hospital updates the most modern surgical methods today, effective radical treatment, shortening recovery time; improving quality of life, prolonging life for patients. At the same time, the hospital applies post-operative pain relief technology, a new breakthrough, surgery is no longer a worry, helping to control pain well, avoid many complications, and enhance post-operative recovery.

Currently, the Department of Surgery, Cua Dong General Hospital has mastered and routinely implemented surgeries to treat digestive tract cancers such as: colon, rectal, stomach cancer...; helping patients to be treated with modern techniques right in the locality, improving the quality of life, prolonging life.