132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

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132-pound tumor removed from woman’s abdomen
Associated Press

Danbury, Conn. – Doctors at a Connecticut hospital say they removed a 132-pound tumor from a woman’s abdomen, and she is expected to recover fully.

The ovarian tumor was diagnosed after the 38-year-old woman reported rapid weight gain of about 10 pounds per week over a two-month period...

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/n.../giant-tumor-removed-womans-abdomen/34544389/

 

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132-pound ovarian tumor removed from Connecticut woman
By Mark Lieber, CNN

(CNN)A 132-pound ovarian tumor was removed from a 38-year-old Connecticut woman this year, according to two doctors involved in the case.

The patient, who wished to remain anonymous, reported that the tumor began growing at a rate of about 10 pounds per week in November. A medical team, including 12 surgeons, removed it in a five-hour procedure February 14 at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, according to Dr. Vaagn Andikyan, a gynecologic oncologist for Western Connecticut Health Network and a lead surgeon on the case...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/health/ovarian-tumor-132-pounds-connecticut/index.html