A woman has had a giant 15st (213lb or 97kg) tumour removed after living with it for five years.
Kamlesh Devi, 45, from Meerut, in Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, claimed her husband stopped her visiting a doctor much earlier because he said the family were too poor to pay for treatment.
And even though she suffered though unbearable pain for years, she followed her husband's wishes.
But six months ago her husband sadly died and Ms. Kamlesh decided to finally see a doctor about the tumour - which weighed as much as a newborn elephant. - who treated her for free.
Dr. A.S Jaggi, at Lokpriya Hospital, Meerut, agreed to operate on Ms. Kamlesh without charge as part of a scheme which helped impoverished people access healthcare.
And surgeons took just three hours to remove the massive tumour, which weighed the same as a large man, from her right ovary last Friday.
Surgeon Dr. A.S Jaggi, 60, said: "She was in severe pain when she came to the hospital. The tumor had started leaking and it would have turned fatal if there was any further delay.
"Three units of blood were infused during the surgery and then the patient was kept in ICU for a day. She is recovering well and we’re now waiting to the results of the tests taken on the tumour."
And he added: "I’ve never seen such a tumor in my whole career. Ovarian tumors are common but never this big.
"It must be three feet in length and two feet in width, it's huge. The tumor has now has been sent to a pathology lab for tests."
Dr. Jaggi added that the hospital has also contacted India’s version of the Guinness Book of Records, the Limca Book of Records to see if the tumour qualifies for a recognition.
Kamlesh Devi, 45, from Meerut, in Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, claimed her husband stopped her visiting a doctor much earlier because he said the family were too poor to pay for treatment.
And even though she suffered though unbearable pain for years, she followed her husband's wishes.
But six months ago her husband sadly died and Ms. Kamlesh decided to finally see a doctor about the tumour - which weighed as much as a newborn elephant. - who treated her for free.
Dr. A.S Jaggi, at Lokpriya Hospital, Meerut, agreed to operate on Ms. Kamlesh without charge as part of a scheme which helped impoverished people access healthcare.
And surgeons took just three hours to remove the massive tumour, which weighed the same as a large man, from her right ovary last Friday.
Surgeon Dr. A.S Jaggi, 60, said: "She was in severe pain when she came to the hospital. The tumor had started leaking and it would have turned fatal if there was any further delay.
"Three units of blood were infused during the surgery and then the patient was kept in ICU for a day. She is recovering well and we’re now waiting to the results of the tests taken on the tumour."
And he added: "I’ve never seen such a tumor in my whole career. Ovarian tumors are common but never this big.
"It must be three feet in length and two feet in width, it's huge. The tumor has now has been sent to a pathology lab for tests."
Dr. Jaggi added that the hospital has also contacted India’s version of the Guinness Book of Records, the Limca Book of Records to see if the tumour qualifies for a recognition.
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