NuissancePolice:
Puncture with pin or needle let the air inside escape. U go dey alright...

jayautos:
If you have good health, every part of your body is functioning well, no sickness. You don't know what God has done for you, it is the highest miracle you can ever get, money can't buy it..

dobaduro:
Please Medical personnel in the house, I will need your help. A friend has this lump in the chest close to the neck, he has gone for different test. He was later asked to do CT scan which he did and they said it is Tumor.

The issue now is the guy is so scared of going for the operation, I want to know first the likely cost of such operations, any side effect, any alternative to the operations. Any suggestion is welcomed.

Pls don't tell me that this is not hospital, we have exhausted our knowledge that's why I'm asking for suggestions from people that might have seen such cases and how it was handled.

Please I need your help on this.

benratigan3:
y are you bringing this here? where the test was carried out wasnt it a doctor that did it or what?is naira land hospital?
go to the hospital or British embassy for assistance

DrWhizy:
Could be an osteochondroma or even sarcoma. Less likely to be a lipoma.

See a general surgeon, get it excised and send for excisional biposy. There’s really no other alternative.

A stitch in time saves nine, they say.

dobaduro:
No he was told is not cancerous

Nyceguy92:
OP did not give enough info about his problem.

A doctor would like to know how long you have had this swelling and whether it is soft, hard, hurts, etc.
It appears you have had it for a long time and had used some traditional remedy because one can see some scar marks over the swelling.

I suspect this has grown over many years, maybe 5 years or more.
The swelling looks rounded, smooth, and is likely to be soft and painless.
Looks like a big lipoma to me but a doctor needs to examine it live to confirm.

The surgery is straightforward and the result is always good. Healing is within one week.
Nothing to worry about much.

P/S: It would be nice if somebody does not have anything meaningful to say, or is totally ignorant about a subject to keep quiet and read others.
Some responses on this thread are such a joke and laughable.

NigeriaIsDoomed:
idiat

dapsoneh:
Oloshi, drink snipper

NigeriaIsDoomed:
efulefu

soberdrunk:
This is just a benign tumor, una too dey fear! OP if your friend has Money and Mind contact me lemme do 5-13mins surgery and get that load off his chest(all pun intended)

DRPAIT123:

Dr. I hail sir

BornnAgainChild:


If he where to be your relative, will you advice such?

jayautos:
If you have good health, every part of your body is functioning well, no sickness. You don't know what God has done for you, it is the highest miracle you can ever get, money can't buy it..

soberdrunk:
This is just a benign tumor, una too dey fear! OP if your friend has Money and Mind contact me lemme do 5-13mins surgery and get that load off his chest(all pun intended)

jayautos:
If you have good health, every part of your body is functioning well, no sickness. You don't know what God has done for you, it is the highest miracle you can ever get, money can't buy it..

MedicH:
This is a giant subcutaneous lipoma very likely and is generally a benign tumor which is noncancerous and can easily be removed via lipoma excision surgery by a surgeon.

The cost of this operation will vary across personnels and establishments but will cost around 30-50k but surgical removal, however, can become more expensive especially when the tumor have a high degree of post-op complications occasioned by the location. for instance a lipoma on the scrotal sac or close to the heart.


By side effects i believe u mean possible complications of the excision procedure. Generally the prognosis of excision procedures are good but this depends on the location of the tumor. The surgeon working on your friend will be cautious of the superior vena cava, the brachiocephalic vein and the subclavian vein which are important anatomical structures that surround the location of this tumor. This means he will chose where to cut carefully but it's nothing to worry about.

There's no alternative as long as this fellow wants this stuff out. I am sure it's affecting his quality of life imagine putting on a cloth for this bulge to appear below the neck. He should go for the surgery.

NuissancePolice:


Of course.

Btw, there is a spelling error in your signature. It is "Guard your heart with all diligence" not "Guide"

BornnAgainChild:
Go back to your english teacher on this one....smh

NuissancePolice:


Save yourself the public embarrassment and correct yourself. No wonder they said nigerian graduates are unemployable. You are a very unintelligent person

BornnAgainChild:
With all these nonsense you are quoting it simply shows that despite your eyes you still cant see and have also failed to understand the context in which words are used.

What a pity