Doctors remove mammoth tumour weighing 15 STONE that sat in woman's stomach for 5 years

 

The tumour weighted an incredible 15 stone

A woman has had a giant 15st 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 - who treated her for free. (you can imagine ?)

Mrs Kamlesh discovered she was entitled to free treatment as part of an Indian poverty scheme.

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Mrs Devi had carried the growth for five long years 

 

 

A pre-surgery scan shows the ovarian tumour weighing 97 kg

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.

                    Dr Jaggi and his team work hard to remove the tumour

"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.