Rasiklal M Dhariwal Heart Care and Research Center of Ram Mangal Heart Foundation is, one of the Pune's best cardiothoracic surgical centres, founded by Dr Ranjit Jagtap . In November 2021, he successfully operated on a woman with a large chest tumour. Mediastinal masses are a broad category of tumours and pseudo-tumours that can affect any of the mediastinum's compartments. Neurogenic tumours (20 percent of mediastinal tumours) are the most prevalent, usually found in the posterior mediastinum, followed by thymoma (15-20 percent) in the anterior mediastinum. Surgical excision of mediastinal masses usually results in a positive outcome. History A 52-year-old female patient was suffering with chest pain and shortness of breath when she was brought to the hospital. Observations They discovered that the patient had a massive mass encompassing more than 60% of the chest cavity and was putting pressure on the heart and lungs after doing X-rays, CT scans, and all pathology
Dr. Ranjit Jagtap is a functioning individual from the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).