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2 2022 | Spectrum | Volume 15 Number 7

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“The general awareness about
autism is very low on personal,
social or government levels.
In 2016, the Government of
India passed a legislation which
allowed autistic children to
attend normal schools. As per
this rule, each school was to
hire special educators. However,
many States are yet to make
this provision.”
He appreciated the ecosystem
of education at SRMIST and
said it will leave an encouraging
impression on anyone who visits
it. He then released a souvenir
on ‘International Conference
on Autism’ and the first copy
was received by SRMIST Pro
Chancellor (Academics).
“The treatment and awareness
of Autism is the need of the
hour and relevant to everyone,”
said Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar,
Founder Chancellor of SRMIST
and Member of Parliament,
Lok Sabha. “Autism cannot
be well-defined as each child
is affected in a different way.
At SRM’s OT, we are treating
about 35 – 40 patients with
Autism per day. Overall 5000
patients have been successfully
treated since the inception of
the college. We also have a
sensory garden and Autistic WHO, 1 in 100 children in only accepted, proven modality aim is to mainstream them SRMIST has been carrying
children are encouraged to the world and 1/89 children in of treatment is performed by with normal society.” The out cutting-edge research in
participate and collectively learn India are affected with Autism. the Occupational Therapists. welcome address was done this field. Also present on the
by stimulation of all senses in Previously, the treatment for They use sensory stimulation by SRM MCH&RC’s Pro occasion were Chengalpattu
techniques, Neurointergration Vice Chancellor (Medical) District Collector A. R. Rahul
a natural environment.” Autism was done through and speech therapy to improve Dr. Lt. Col. A. Ravikumar, Nadh, SRMIST’s Registrar
Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan, Ayurvedia, now Allopathy the responsiveness of the SRMIST’s Vice Chancellor Dr. Dr. S. Ponnusamy, Dean OT
Pro Chancellor (Academics), is offering different types of autistic patient and improve C. Muthamizhchelvan felicitated Dr. U. Ganapathy Sankar and
SRMIST said, “According to alternative interventions. The communication skills. The the crowd. He elaborated how other faculty members.

SRM Doctors remove two tumours from the same patient

STAFF WRITER dying of lung cancer. On further kidney. Patient subsequently two distinct malignancies affecting or external influences like
evaluation, it was found that she underwent another surgery to two organs simultaneously. tobacco, alcohol, pollution,
Doctors at SRM Medical had a cancerous growth on the remove the entire left kidney external radiation etc., In our
College Hospital and Research left side of large bowel which affected by cancer. Now she is Literature search reveals patient, the most possible/
Centre (SRM MCH&RC) has significantly narrowed the recuperating from two major such incidents as extremely likely explanation may
removed cancerous growth passage leading to obstruction back to back surgeries. rare especially those cancers be genetic factor which
involving kidney and large
of the large bowel (sigmoid) which subsequently demanded The surgery team consists predisposed the patient to
and cancer of kidney from the an emergency surgery to remove of Prof Dr. Balamurugan, Dr. bowel. The rate of such cancers get such aggressive cancers
of kidney associated with other
same patient. It is extremely the cancerous growth and to Athira, Dr. Sivamarieswaran, organ cancer is approximately at a relatively younger age.
rare to find two cancers relieve the obstruction of the Dr. Mallikarjun, Dr. Aparna, 16:1 % while that of a kidney The purpose of publishing
growth simultaneously in bowel. Dr. Padma, Dr. Elakkiya cancer and a large bowel cancer this case is to spread awareness
a single patient. and Dr. Jayadharshini. The
She has a suspicious lesion on is only 5- 4.5 %. A patient with a about occurrences of double
The patient, a 44-year-old her left kidney also which was anesthesiologist was Prof Dr. kidney cancer can have a second malignancies and the need
female, had complains of biopsies at the time of surgery. Gayathri and Urologist was cancer in prostrate, breast, for careful search of other
bleeding from anal canal The pathological report came as Prof Dr. Meyappan. bladder and colon or rectum or organs to rule out a second
for two months and on and two independent and different Although cancer of one organ can have lymphoma. The reason malignancies especially in
off loose stools. She had a cancers arising from the left can spread to distant organs for such double malignancy may the setting of strong family
family history of her father side of large bowel and left (metastasis) it is very rare to find be largely genetic, hormonal history.