BEIJING - Chinese doctors operating on a woman with abdominal pain expected to find an inflamed appendix but discovered a football-sized 15-kg (33-lb) tumor instead, a Beijing daily reported on Thursday.
Surgeons at the capital's Chaoyang Dongba hospital spent 30 minutes removing the tumor from Xiao Wen's abdomen, the Beijing Times said. It measured 40 cm (16 in) by 30 cm (12 in) and is believed to have been benign. "It's just unbelievable, who would have thought a stomach could have such a large tumor?" the 21-year-old's father said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Catherines Plus Sizes
Surgeons at the capital's Chaoyang Dongba hospital spent 30 minutes removing the tumor from Xiao Wen's abdomen, the Beijing Times said. It measured 40 cm (16 in) by 30 cm (12 in) and is believed to have been benign. "It's just unbelievable, who would have thought a stomach could have such a large tumor?" the 21-year-old's father said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Catherines Plus Sizes
