Rare intestinal cancer cured at KIMS Secunderabad

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Doctors at KIMS Hospitals Secunderabad have successfully treated a life-threatening intestinal cancer in a 42-year-old woman who has been living with a functioning transplanted kidney for the past 17 years. The patient, a resident of Hyderabad, underwent a kidney transplant in 2009. Since then, she has been on medications to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. In June 2025, she presented to KIMS Hospitals with severe abdominal pain, recurrent vomiting, and a weight loss of nearly 15 kg over three months.

Detailed investigations revealed a high-grade lymphoma of the intestine, which was causing repeated episodes of bowel obstruction. Dr. M.B.V. Prasad, General & GI Laparoscopic Surgeon, successfully performed a surgery to remove the diseased segments of the small and large intestines and rejoin the bowel. Dr. Mounika Boppana, Consultant Medical Oncology & Hemato-Oncology mentioned that careful planning and close monitoring at every stage enabled the doctors to completely cure the cancer while preserving the transplanted kidney.

Dr. V.S. Reddy, Nephrologist & Kidney Transplant Specialist, said that the coordinated efforts of the departments of nephrology, medical oncology and surgery helped the doctors to overcome what initially appeared to be an impossible challenge.