First-in man: Tumor suctioned from vein to allow minimally invasive kidney surgery
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 19:04
in Health & Medicine
Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal. This allowed him to participate in a clinical trial using genetic material from his tumor to produce a vaccine to help fight his metastatic disease.