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A previous operation failed to stop the dramatic growth of the tumour |
A
Vietnamese man is in a stable condition in hospital after doctors removed a
giant tumour which weighed far more than the rest of his body.
Nguyen Duy
Hai's 90kg (198lb) tumour, which was growing on his right leg, was removed in a
complex 12-hour operation.
The lead
doctor, an American, waived his fee and other costs were funded through
donations, the hospital said.
Family
members burst into tears of happiness when they discovered he had survived,
reported VietNamNet.
Mr Hai, who
is believed to be 31, has been living with the tumour - which is non-cancerous
and linked to a rare genetic disorder - since he was four years old, reported
AFP news agency.
Part of his
leg was amputated when he was 17 in an attempt to stem the growth of the
tumour, reports said, but without success.
The tumour
prevented Mr Hai walking and also hampered sleep.
This latest
operation was carried out on Thursday at the France-Vietnam (FV) hospital in Ho
Chi Minh City and led by US Dr McKay McKinnon, who previously successfully
removed an 80kg tumour from a Romanian woman, AFP reported.
Family
members and friends left their home in the mountainous central area of Da Lat
to go to Ho Chi Minh city, where they prayed for Mr Hai and wept tears of joy
once they learned he had survived, VietNamNet said.
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