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Turin Team Removes 6-Kilogram Ovarian Tumor in Urgent Holiday Surgery

Hospital leaders say rapid cross-specialty coordination enabled the urgent six-hour operation during the holiday period.

Overview

  • The 69-year-old patient was admitted to Ospedale Sant’Anna in mid-December after sudden intestinal symptoms raised concern.
  • Imaging identified an approximately 28-centimeter ovarian mass weighing about 6 kilograms, with a volume likened to a term twin pregnancy.
  • A concurrent sigmoid lesion was compressing the colon and was addressed with intraoperative endoscopy followed by intestinal radicalization.
  • Preoperative radiology guided the surgical approach and intraoperative pathology confirmed neoplastic disease in both the ovary and the colon.
  • Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino presented the case as a rare demonstration of how integrated services can handle complex oncologic emergencies.