Ranchi (Jharkhand): In a first, an ENT surgeon of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIIMS) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, has achieved a rare medical feat. Dr Jahid Ansari replaced a patient's cancerous tongue with a healthy one using the tissues from his hand.
The patient Sunil Kumar from Saraikela was being treated for oral cancer at the ENT department of the medial institute. On Monday, he underwent a surgery during which Dr Jahid Ansari removed the malignant portion of the tongue and grafted a new one in its place. The patient, for now, is doing fine. "The medical condition of the patient was deteriorating every day. The cancerous cell had started spreading in the patient's body and nodes were formed in his neck portion. The situation was alarming and any delay could have been life-threatening for him," said Dr. Ansari.