Doctors in Singapore have successfully removed a 28kg non-cancerous tumour from a woman.
The size of a pumpkin, doctors estimated the woman must have lived with the growth for at least five years.
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In order to remove it successfully they had to perform a full abdominal hysterectomy, ridding her of her uterus and ovaries.
Dr Poh Ting Lim said the 53-year-old woman's massive uterine mass was complicated by a restrictive lung disease, according to BMJ Case Reports, and explained just how big the tumour was.
"The excised specimen weighed 27.8 kg, which included a benign subserosal leiomyoma measuring 64 by 50.5 by 15 cm."
Dr Lim said it was an unusual case because women who develop these sorts of fibroids usually get them removed before they grow to such a large mass.
The woman only sought medical attention after she struggled to move and was bedridden. She also was experiencing shortness of breath.
The largest tumour ever removed was 63kg, but was removed post-mortem. The largest removed from a patient who survived was 45kg.
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