Mubarak Al Menhali's Story: Rare Tumor Surgery l Tumor Diagnosis & Treatment

15-year-old receives life-saving treatment for extremely rare tumor surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

For a long time, 15-year-old Mubarak was unable to do all the things most children his age can do. He was then diagnosed with a rare, yet aggressive abdominal tumor.

The tumor in Mubarak’s abdomen was sitting next to the aorta – the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Any operation in this area is extremely risky. His family visited many hospitals in both the UAE and India, looking for treatment, but due to the complexity of the tumor, no one was convinced they could successfully operate.

Surgery required an integrated approach from the Heart & Vascular Institute, Digestive Disease Institute, Anesthesia team, Critical Care team and nursing staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. The tumor was in a complex location and close to major organs. The boy’s body had developed alternative blood vessels to compensate for blood flow that the tumor had blocked, and the 6-hour operation required the surgical team to be extremely careful to preserve these during the operation.

The surgery was a complete success and following a course of radiation therapy to reduce the risk of tumors returning in the same area, Mubarak is fully recovered and looking forward to returning to school.

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