As big as a small baby German doctors remove woman's huge four-kilogram tumor

Not noticed for a long time: four kilo tumor removed from the abdomen
In recent years, more and more amazing results have been reported in the surgical removal of giant tumors. Now physicians in Saxony succeeded in removing a four-kilogram tumor from a woman's stomach. The patient had not noticed for a long time.
Patient thought about problems with the appendix
Doctors at Helios Klinik Leisnig (Mittelachsen) have removed a four kilogram uterine tumor from a woman's stomach. As the hospital said in a press release, the patient was more likely to have problems with the appendix when she came to the hospital with abdominal pain. However, the physicians immediately identified the actual cause of the pain in the CT scan performed directly: an ulcer the size of a baby in the eighth month of pregnancy. "We operated on immediately," said senior physician. Tamene Abraham, specialist in gynecology and obstetrics. According to the information, the procedure lasted about two hours, ran without complications and was successful.

Unusually large tumor removed. Picture: sudok1 - fotolia

Grown over years
"This is a very unusual case. This is extremely rare, "Dr. Tamene Abraham. The ulcer had a length of more than 30 centimeters and a width and depth of over 15 centimeters. Dr. Tamene Abraham assumes that the tumor has grown over years and has not been noticed by the woman. "Such a tumor grows slowly and thus pushes the organs aside, similar to a pregnancy. Despite the size, the patient had hardly any complaints over a longer period, "said the physician.

Woman could be dismissed without complaint
The mid-four had dr. Abraham says he was very lucky. "The tumor was benign, so it is not cancerous. But this could have changed, because even benign ulcers can become cancerous over the years, "said the gynecologist. According to the clinic, the patient is better again. She was already discharged with good wound healing and no complaints.

Removal of gigantic tumors
For years, the removal of giant tumors has been reported repeatedly. So doctors had a man in Madagascar last year, an eight-pound tumor on the cheek removed. And in June 2013, a 17-kilo-ovarian tumor of one patient was removed from the gynecological clinic at Lübbecke-Rahden Hospital (North Rhine-Westphalia). The world's largest surgically eliminated tumor weighed 90 kilograms. He was removed from an international medical team in early 2012 for over 13 hours with a man from Vietnam. (Ad)