Doctor Lan Cai Duan asked two of the first year residents to shadow Professor Guan in a surgery to remove the tumour in a ten year old girl. She had been suffering for about one year. So it was her turn.
Children with brain or spinal cord tumours required special care because their brains and bodies were still developing. The treatment would depend on many factors including the location of the brain or spinal cord tumour, whether it is benign or malignant, the child's age and general health, the parents' preferences regarding treatment options or the risks associated with a particular treatment.
Professor Guan was a pediatric neurosurgeon who specialized in brain and spinal cord tumours in children. Yu Qi was happy to get this chance to see Professor Guan got in action.
Doctor Lan Cai Duan was Professor Guan's assistant in this surgery. As Doctor Lan Cai Duan requested two of the first year resident, one was Yu Qi, another one was Ah Kean.
