India first applied 3D printing to tongue cancer treatment

As you can see, 3D printing has become almost standard medical technology. 3D printers are almost standard when performing special surgical exercises such as prosthesis implantation or comminuted fractures. Recently, the Bangalore City Hospital in India used 3D printing technology for tongue cancer surgery, which is the first application of this technology in the field of cancer treatment.

The medical team from the Global Cancer Center in Bangalore, India, is now a pioneer in 3D printing cancer treatment applications. The patient who underwent surgery was a 53-year-old male from the local area who had had tongue cancer two years ago. However, recent MRI examinations have revealed that cancer has spread over a large area of ​​the tongue.

Dr. Vishal Rao, director of the hospital's oncology department, initially thought that most of the patient's tongue should be removed. In fact, due to poor living habits, such as chewing tobacco, tongue cancer or oral cancer is very high in India, accounting for almost 40% of the total cancer. Its incidence is so high that doctors are working hard to find low-cost and efficient treatments.

It turns out that 3D printing may be the solution. Because it provides accurate cancerous information, it helps doctors to remove the cancerous part more accurately, rather than cutting the entire tongue. To this end, Dr. Rao found the local 3D printing specialist Anatomiz 3D LLP, which helped print the patient's tongue and tumor model and differentiated them with color to help doctors better plan their surgery.

To print out the exact model, the Anatomiz3D team used Materialise's Mimics design software to process the patient's MRI and CT scan data to create a 3D model. The relevant 3D model is printed with materials of different textures and colors, and the healthy portion and the cancerous portion are significantly distinguished. The model is as follows:

It is understood that with this precise model, the doctors successfully completed the operation. While removing the cancerous part, the functional part of the tongue is retained. Doctors believe that with the success of this operation, 3D printing will play an increasingly important role in cancer surgery in India.

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