3 kg 325 gr. from the chest of 10-year-old Georgian Bueka Berishvili. A giant tumor was removed. This giant tumor, which is about 15 times the size of his heart and which will go into the medical literature, had reduced the left lung from 17 cm to 1 cm, pushing his ribs out. Bueka’s tumor, which underwent a special surgery, was removed as a single piece, preventing recurrence of the disease. Returning to his healthy days, Bueka lives with the dream of playing football soon.
Bueka Berishvili, a 10-year-old 5th grade student living in Tbilisi, Georgia, was playing like her peers and enjoying her childhood; until one day, when he was playing his favorite football match with his friends, he was hit by a ball in his chest. When Breshvili, who collapsed to the ground, was taken to the hospital by his mother Lira and father Koba Berishvili, the truth that upset the whole family came to light. In the examinations performed at the hospital, a 26-centimeter-long “giant tumor” located in Bueka’s left chest cavity, above the lungs and heart, and protruding by pushing the ribs; detected. Bueka Berishvili, who carries this giant tumor in his chest, which amazes even the doctors, is one of the most malignant cancers, “Chondrosarcoma”; had contracted the disease. As soon as the disease was detected, he was immediately taken to surgery in Georgia. However, when the risk of death turned out to be high, “It is impossible to perform the surgery in these facilities”. He was discharged with a statement. His family, after intensive research, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine Department of Thoracic Surgery and Acıbadem Maslak Hospital Thoracic Surgery Specialist Prof. Dr. He contacted Semih Halezeroğlu. The giant tumor in Bueka’s chest area was surgically removed completely. Bueka, who has only 1 month to live without surgery, now lives with the dream of playing his favorite football match with his friends and participating in folk dance performances.
26 cm long tumor
Bueka Berishvili’s story that started in Georgia and ended happily in Istanbul… Bueka, who fell ill with a ball hit to his chest while playing football with his friends, was taken to the hospital by his family. As a result of detailed examinations performed at the hospital, a 26-centimeter tumor was detected in Bueka’s left chest cavity, located above the lungs and heart, and protruding from this section by pushing the ribs. The diameter of the tumor was about 15 times the size of the heart.
The tumor pushed the heart to the right, crushing the lung, reducing it to 1 cm
The tumor, which almost completely covered half of the upper part of the body, was determined to have pushed Bueka’s heart from the left to the right side and smashed his left lung, which is normally about 17 centimeters, to 1 centimeter. Only a piece was taken for pathology from Bueka, who was inoperable in Georgia. The result also stunned pathologists in Germany. Bueka’s disease was determined to be chondrosarcoma, one of the most malignant cancers, but his tumor was unbelievably large and had never been found in a 10-year-old boy before! His family, who did not give up even though he was destroyed by the news they received, as a result of the research, Thoracic Surgery Specialist Prof. Dr. He immediately contacted Semih Halezeroğlu. Examining the tests, Prof. Dr. Halezeroğlu stated that they can do the surgery. However, Bueka, whose health deteriorated during the research process; He had great difficulty in breathing, couldn’t move, couldn’t sleep, and couldn’t eat.
Giant tumor removed along with 3 ribs
After the operation, which lasted about 3 hours, Prof. Dr., who completely cleared the tumor and helped the child regain his health. Semih Halezeroğlu explained how the operation took place: “We removed this 26 cm giant tumor in one piece, together with the three ribs from which the tumor originated. It was very important to remove the tumor in one piece, otherwise even a small piece spilled into the chest cavity would be enough to relapse the disease. We placed a special material that will perform the same function in place of the cancerous rib bones that we had removed, and we ended the operation. This is the heart of our child patient, 225 grams. However, when the tumor we removed from the heart was weighed in the pathology laboratory of the hospital, it weighed 3 kilograms and 325 grams. In other words, the tumor we removed was approximately 15 times the weight of the heart. With this, it was no longer possible for the child to live for a long time. Now he has returned to his normal life like his friends. It is a great pleasure for our entire team to see the child playing in the garden of the hospital now.”
Lung started to function, heart came left again
As the first Turkish surgeon elected to the Presidency of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Prof. Dr. Semih Halezeroğlu said that they inflated the lung, which caused the giant tumor to shrink down to 1 centimeter by crushing, and that the lung now returned to its normal size.
As a result of this, the lungs started to function again and the heart was placed on the left side of the chest, where it belongs, and said, “We did not even need treatment in the intensive care unit, as Bueka started breathing normally right after the surgery and her heart returned to normal. Since the tumor has been completely removed, he has regained his health and there is no need for him to receive any additional treatment.” said.
He is back from the dead, he will be able to run after 1 week
Although only 3 days have passed since the operation, Bueka, who can breathe and play comfortably, will be able to run with his friends a week later, and even continue to play folk dances with his favorite football.
This tumor will enter the medical literature
Prof. Dr. Semih Halezeroğlu has so far reported “giant thoracic tumor” in children; He stated that there were only 12 articles. The largest of these tumors is an 18-centimeter tumor from a 15-year-old boy. prof. Dr. Semih Halezeroğlu’s tumor, which is 26 cm in size and weighs 15 times that of the heart, has not yet been found in the literature.