20 cm chest tumor removed in five-hour operation in Kirkuk
2025-11-26T15:18:55+00:00
Shafaq News – Kirkuk
A medical team at Kirkuk’s Azadi Teaching Hospital removed a large chest-wall tumor from a 73-year-old patient in a five-hour surgery, the hospital said on Wednesday.
Surgeon Herman Yassin Shawani, who supervised the operation, said in a statement that imaging tests confirmed a 20 × 20 cm tumor and the medical team carried out a complex operation involving the removal of the tumor, the excision of the sternum and six ribs, and reconstruction of the area using a surgical mesh and muscle flap, followed by a skin graft.
The patient’s condition is now stable, and after several days of postoperative monitoring, he was discharged in good health.
In March, a 6-kg uterine tumor was removed at Azadi Hospital.
