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Dr. Mustafa Al-Khalil, director of head and neck surgery at Rumaila Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation, said that after receiving the patient's condition, performed tests and radiotherapy, analyzed the samples and discussed the situation with the medical team, the decision of the operation had been taken quickly. And the removal of the tumor to prevent the spread and extension of the neck where the operation achieved a 99% success rate, thanks to a team of highly qualified doctors and a long experience in the field of tumors, including four surgeons and nurses in addition to the consultant's anesthesia, and after the success of the process. The patient underwent radiotherapy sessions.
He added that the patient's condition had improved after the success of the operation and that he had been able to return to a normal life after following a rehabilitation program and treating him to talk and swallow food after about 10 days.
Dr. Al-Khalil said the center had a special board of 12 specialties for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck tumors, which included various specialties such as surgery, tumors, nutrition, rehabilitation and others, pointing out that at the weekly meeting, cases had been diagnosed through members of the medical team. And to make the appropriate treatment decision on a case-by-case basis: within two weeks, a treatment or surgery will be initiated based on the needs of the case.
He pointed out that this protocol is one of the best in the world compared to the practice in some countries in Europe and America, where treatment is started two months after the diagnosis of the case where the management of Hamad Medical Corporation has continuously developed and updated services to provide the best health care. For all patients.
Dr. Al-Khalil added that "The Head and Neck Surgery Center receives cases from various health care facilities in Qatar and Hamad Medical Corporation departments, dealing with the treatment of advanced cancers and accidents. the head and neck include tumors of the extracellular region, The main sections are cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the nose, cancer of the nose and pharynx, and the most recent methods of diagnosis and treatment are used . "
Hamad Medical Corporation, Head of the Head and Neck Surgery Center at Rumaila Hospital, reported that the number of advanced surgeries performed by the center is estimated at about 600 cases per year, of which 30% are tumors and 200 cases of tumors of the head and neck every year, between benign and cancerous tumors.
He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis of head and neck cancer to facilitate treatment and speed of cure, highlighting the need to pay attention to symptoms that may indicate head and neck area tumors, such as that the presence of a wound that has not healed for two weeks or more, swelling of the neck and head for two weeks, Difficulty swallowing occurs suddenly and lasts for a period of no medical reason, which may indicate the presence of a neck tumor and attention to any sudden change of sound layer for no reason causing the continuation of a period of time.
For his part, the patient thanked the medical team of Hamad Medical Corporation who operated successfully and the State of Qatar, as well as Hamad Medical Corporation for the high quality medical care received from different facilities led by medical teams high-performance, as well as for the psychological support they and his family received.
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