- 59-year-old man visited doctor in Russia because of the swelling
- Discovered 35cm benign mass growing in nerve tissue in his abdomen
- Surgeons performed four-hour procedure avoiding his vital organs
- The huge tumour was crushing his organs and could have killed him
Kate Pickles For Mailonline
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A man was shocked to discover his ‘beer belly’ was actually a massive tumour slowly crushing his insides.
The unnamed patient visited doctors Russian doctors complaining about the size of his stomach.
They successful operated to remove the huge growth – which was roughly the size of a basketball – from his abdomen.
Shocked surgeons said the rare tumour was formed from nerve tissue and had probably been growing in the 59-year-old for some time.
The unnamed 59-year was horrified to discover his ‘beer belly’ was in fact a massive tumour which measured 35cms in length. It was benign but was crushing his organs and would have killed the man in Russia
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The as carried out at a hospital in the city of Krasnodar in Russia’s south-western Krasnodar Krai region.
Although not malignant, medics said that the size of the tumour would eventually have killed the man by crushing his internal organs.
The gigantic mass is thought to be formed from nerve tissue
They decided to operate immediately to remove the growth – which was 35cm in length.
During surgery lasting several hours, medics worked tirelessly to remove the mass without damaging any organs nearby.
‘The team of the oncological department had to perform a tricky job of carefully separating the overgrown mass from arteries, kidneys, intestines, liver and other vital organs,’ said hospital spokesman Dmitry Andreev.
Doctors also found a large blood clot in the inferior vena cava, the large vein carrying blood into the heart from the lower body.
Experts said it was the first time they had performed such a procedure.
Now the team led by head surgeon Vladimir Medvedev are set to share the rare case on an international level.
The patient has since been discharged from hospital and is now recovering at home.
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