14 Yr old Girl with Mega Ovarian Tumor Treated by Dr Eugene Rent at AJ Hospital

14 Yr old Girl with Mega Ovarian Tumor Treated by Dr Eugene Rent at AJ Hospital

14 Yr old Girl with Mega Ovarian Tumor Treated by Dr Eugene Rent at AJ Hospital- Credit should go to the 5 Good Samaritans of Mangalore Round Table 115, and also for the quick action taken by Dr Rent, and also for treating the young girl FREE of cost. You all will be truly blessed!

Mangaluru: A 14-year-old girl Mumtaz (Name changed) from Bhatkal, was brought to A.J. Hospital with complaints of severe pain in her abdomen. She was diagnosed to have a large ovarian tumor which had rotated and burst giving rise to severe bleeding in the abdomen. She was very weak due to the bleeding and being of a very poor background they could not afford any form of treatment. To make things worse she was of A+ve blood group and blood of that group was not available in any of the blood banks in Mangaluru at the time.

The 14-year-old girl seen with (L-R): Hospital staff nurse, Dr Eugene Rent, and her dad

Dr. Eugene Rent from A. J. Cancer Institute did everything in his power to help and immediately got in touch with Mangalore Round Table India 115. Within a matter of minutes there were Five donors ready to give blood and she was immediately started on transfusion and shifted to operation theatre for emergency surgery. The entire tumor was removed and the girls’ life was saved thanks to the efforts of A. J. Hospital and Research Centre and MRT115. The entire cost of treatment was borne by the hospital, and the relatives did not have to spend a single penny. It was thanks to the quick response of Mangalore Round Table 115 and Dr. Eugene Rent with the nursing staff and management of A.J. Hospital that this has been possible.

She is now on follow up at A.J. Hospital and is doing well. Dr. Eugene Rent, her treating surgeon is an onco-surgeon trained at Tata Memorial Hospital and is renowned for both is patient care and his philanthropy work. A large percentage of his patients are treated free of cost in many situations with the help of MRT 115 and other organizations to help cancer victims get through the financial and the emotional stress.