10-Centimeter Mass in 60-Year-Old Patient's Brain Removed in Şanlıurfa
The giant mass detected in the brain of a 60-year-old multiple myeloma patient, who applied to the hospital with complaints of severe headache and swelling in Şanlıurfa, was surgically removed.
In the operation performed at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, a 10x8 centimeter mass located in the brain of a 60-year-old multiple myeloma patient was successfully removed.
In the examinations of the 60-year-old multiple myeloma patient who applied to Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital with complaints of severe headache and swelling on her head, a large mass damaging the meninges was identified in the left frontal region of the brain. In the surgical intervention performed by Brain Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Mustafa Özaslan and his team, the mass measuring approximately 10x8 centimeters was removed.
During the surgery, the meninges damaged by the tumor were repaired with an artificial membrane, the eroded bone structures were sent for pathological examination, and the bone defect in the skull was closed with a special surgical material called mesh. It was reported that the patient, who was taken to the ward after intensive care follow-up, is in good clinical condition and is planned to be discharged soon.
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