Kolkata/IBNS, April 8 -- Surgeons at HCG Cancer Hospital, Newtown, Kolkata have successfully performed a rare robotic-assisted surgery on a 62-year-old patient diagnosed with stage T2 penile cancer, marking what the hospital describes as a significant step forward in uro-oncological care in eastern India.

The procedure combined organ preservation with robotic-assisted lymph node removal - a combination that specialists say is rarely attempted in this part of the country.

Historically, such cases were managed through open surgery, which carried high risks of severe scarring, prolonged hospitalisation and post-operative complications such as lymphedema.

"By utilising an advanced robotic-assisted surgical system, the oncology team was abl...