The most difficult operation was performed by doctors-oncologists in Rostov-on-don. Operated 7-month-old girl. The team from 4 of the anesthesiologist, the best surgeons. Surgery to remove a liver tumor in the Rostov unconstituti worked out, but the patient special.

Tumor replacing the left lobe of the liver of the baby. Millimeter by millimeter doctors using the electrosurgical scalpel to separate healthy tissue from malignant. "The liver is the organ where many so-called tubular structures, blood vessels, bile ducts, the fabric itself is very delicate, it is difficult to operate in adults. But when all this is significantly reduced when everything is literally at the microscopic level, it is almost impossible," - says the surgeon.

Hepatoblastoma - most common in young children, liver tumor. Grows fast, is treated surgically, with mnogokursovoy and complex chemotherapy before and after surgery. The sooner detected, the better the prognosis. The Department of pediatric Oncology, the largest in the South of Russia, takes the young patients of the 3 Federal districts.

A little girl at home waiting for three older brothers. They know that the operation was successful, the prognosis is good. For physicians, this story is a real gift for the anniversary. One of the largest cancer centers in the country, the Rostov Oncology Institute is celebrating 85 years since the establishment.
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