Seraphine Moipei
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG) recently presented a case study of an opera singer from Africa who was successfully treated for a rare brain tumor – pineal gland tumor.
Seraphine Moipei, a 14-year-old girl from Kenya, Africa, started losing memory and became very forgetful. She would go to the kitchen and forget why she was there; she would start losing track of where she was and remained in the bathroom for hours together forgetting she was in the bathroom. Also she put on 18 kgs in less than nine months as she would eat at frequent intervals forgetting that she had just eaten.
Her worried parents consulted specialists in the African continent and still were left clueless about the nature of her disorder. It was at this time, that their well wishers suggested that they explore medical options in India and directed them to HCG. On studying her reports, HCG specialists concluded that it was a rare disorder and advised Seraphine’s parents to fly her on an emergency basis to Bangaluru for a detailed investigation.
On her arrival, HCG team put her through several tests and based on the reports concluded that Seraphine was suffering from pineal gland tumor.Commenting on the Seraphine case, Dr B S Ajaikumar, Chairman, HCG Ajaikumar said, “It was satisfying to put our expertise to test especially when doctors from other countries had no clue of the nature of disorder.
This case study gives us the confidence that we could handle more complicated cases from around the world and make our vision of ‘living with cancer’ a reality.” Elaborating on the nature of disorder and treatment provided to Seraphine, Dr P S Sridhar, Radiation Oncologist, HCG, said, “Detailed examination revealed that the patient was suffering from one of the rare brain tumor known as pineal gland tumor.
Till date, only 12 cases of this tumor have been reported worldwide. Given the nature of disorder and complexity involved, we operated upon Seraphine and successfully removed the tumor and also put her through two sessions of Cyberknife treatment.”
EH News Bureau
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