Back in August 2007, I reported briefly on a Chinese man named Huang Chuncai who underwent surgery to remove a 20kg tumor on his face. The surgery was successful but due to the large size of the tumor, only a part of it was removed at that time.
If my calculations are correct, this still leaves 17.5kg of facial tissue from this tumor on his face (1kg was removed in the first surgery and 4.5kg was removed in the second surgery).
For those who are curious, Huang Chuncai suffers from Neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder that causes growth on nerve tissues.
For years, Jose refused proper medical treatment because of specific beliefs prohibiting him from having a blood transfusion. Jose is a Jehovah’s Witness.
Jose’s condition, haemangioma, stems from abnormalities in the capillaries and veins in his face. In effect, what should be a river carrying blood back to his heart has turned into a lake, which has now expanded to obliterate the rest of his features.
A 31-year-old Chinese man had a part of a 20kg facial tumor removed after undergoing surgery.
Aug. 21 – A Chinese man recovers from surgery that removed part of his facial tumours, which weigh more than 20 kilogrammes in total.
A Chinese man says he is relieved after a part of his facial tumours, which weighed about 23 kilogrammes, was removed. Yet doctors say the surgery has caused him to lose his balance.
