Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Kamineni Team Completes High-Risk Eight-Hour Tumor Surgery in Hyderabad
A 62-year-old man had a large tumor near his collarbone.
It reached into his chest and pressed on important parts, including his windpipe and blood vessels.
He had been having trouble breathing and swelling in his face.
A team at Kamineni Hospitals performed an operation that lasted eight hours.
The doctors removed the tumor and repaired an artery.
Another part of the medical team helped keep his airway safe during surgery.
He recovered smoothly and left the hospital in stable condition.
A multidisciplinary team at Kamineni Hospitals in King Koti operated on a 62-year-old man from Kothagudem.
The patient had a large clavicular tumor extending into the mediastinum and an enlarged thymus gland.
The mass was compressing his trachea, aortic arch, and major arteries in the neck.
Surgeons removed the mass and repaired the left subclavian artery during the eight-hour procedure.
He recovered smoothly and was discharged in stable condition.
- Who
- A 62-year-old man from Kothagudem and a multidisciplinary team at Kamineni Hospitals.
- What
- The team performed an eight-hour operation to remove a clavicular tumor and repair the left subclavian artery.
- When
- The patient was admitted last month; the surgery date is not specified.
- Where
- Kamineni Hospitals in King Koti, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The tumor was compressing the patient's trachea, aortic arch, and major neck arteries, and he had severe breathlessness and facial swelling.
- Patient
- Nagaiah, 62, from Kothagudem
- Hospital
- Kamineni Hospitals, King Koti
- Tumor location
- Clavicle, extending into the mediastinum
- Procedure duration
- Eight hours
- Surgical work
- Tumor excision and repair of the left subclavian artery
- Outcome
- Recovered smoothly and discharged in stable condition