Bengaluru newborn's limb saved in rare surgery

More than 300 people raised nearly Rs 30 lakh to fund limb-salvage surgery for a newborn diagnosed with infantile fibrosarcoma at HCG Cancer Centre in Bengaluru.

The baby's tumour grew from 3 cm to over 11 cm in weeks, and multiple hospitals had recommended amputation.

Dr. Pramod S Chinder led a rare limb-salvage procedure involving genomic testing, 3D surgical planning, micro-embolisation, microvascular reconstruction, and NTRK-targeted therapy.

The treatment was reviewed with experts at Italy’s Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute and is considered India’s first successful limb-salvage in a 28-day-old with IFS.