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25 kilogram tumour removed from woman's womb

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A huge tumour, weighing 25 kilograms, has been removed from the womb of a Spanish woman

The two hour surgery to remove the giant, but benign, tumour, from the womb of a 47-year-old, took place at Torrevieja Hospital which is south of Valencia on the east coast of Spain.

In a statement from Torrevieja Hospital, Eduardo Cazorla, the head of obstetrics and gynaecology, said that in his 20-year career he had never treated such a case.

Scientific publications define giant tumours as bigger than 11.3 kilograms and have recorded only about five cases of such tumours in the world.

The "giant cystic tumour" measured 41 centimetres long and to remove the entire grown the operation required a total hysterectomy, removing both the woman's womb and both ovaries. The patient presented to the hospital after a referral from her family doctor to whom she complained of weight gain in her torso and discomfort also.

"This type of operation is highly complex, given the distinctive size of the tumour," the hospital said.

"After five days in hospital and about three weeks' rest the patient completely recovered," it added. It did not say exactly when the operation took place.


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