Hosza Team Successfully Performs First-ever Successful Choriocarcinoma Surgery

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The Gynae-Oncology team of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) at Sultan Zainal Abidin Hospital (HoSZA), Terengganu, has achieved its maiden success in performing a ‘Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy’ on a patient diagnosed with Choriocarcinoma.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the complex surgery was led by Gynae-Oncology specialist Dr Alik Riasadesa Zakaria, together with O&G Department head Dr Ramli Ibrahim, and supported by the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, the medical team and nurses.

“With minimally invasive surgical techniques, the patient now has a better chance of a quicker recovery and reduced risk of complications. The patient can return to normal life with improved quality of living, even in complex and challenging cancer cases,” he said in a Facebook post today.

He said this success is proof that public hospitals in Malaysia are capable of offering world-class, high-tech treatments through skilled and highly competent specialists for the well-being and health of Malaysians.

“Congratulations to the entire HoSZA team! You are a source of inspiration for the nation,” he said.

Choriocarcinoma is a cancer that occurs when placental cells grow abnormally in the uterus. It can develop after a miscarriage or termination of pregnancy.

-- BERNAMA