World’s Largest Tumor Removed From Man’s Back
Excuse me, you’ve got something on your back.
Yang Jianbin, 37, is recovering after surgeons removed what is believed to be the world’s largest tumor. What started off as a birthmark grew into a tumor weighing 242 pounds during a 25 year period.
Yang Jianbin moments before surgery to remove large tumor.
According to the Mirror, Chief surgeon Chen Minliang said: “We have seen neurofibromatosis patients before, but this is the biggest nerve tumor we ever saw.”
Surgery to remove Yang’s tumor begins
The tumor obviously affected Yang’s life greatly, not being able to walk, left only to sit or lay in bed all day long.
Freed from his own prison
Removal surgery involved 9 doctors and took 16 hours. During the surgery Yang received more than five litres of blood – more than the entire amount an adult’s body holds.
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