Also known as: Kidney tumors
Lucho, a young patient from Guatemala, presents with bilateral kidney tumors (angiomyolipomas) that have been growing for years due to limited medical access. The tumors are highly vascular and pose significant bleeding risk during surgical resection.
Also known as: Heart tumor
Lucho has a small tumor in his left atrium that is difficult to access surgically. The team decides to treat it non-surgically with mTOR inhibitors rather than risk weakening his heart muscle with surgery.
Also known as: Brain cancer
Lucho has a large brain tumor causing obstructed CSF flow and seizures. After a post-operative bleed creates a clot blocking access to the tumor, Shaun devises an innovative laser thrombolysis technique to clear the clot and successfully remove the tumor.
Also known as: V-tach
An unnamed patient experiences ventricular tachycardia with heart rate over 200 after missing beta blocker medications due to a nursing error. The arrhythmia is successfully converted with adenosine.