Vietnamese woman has 32kg ovarian tumorVietNamNet Bridge – The Can Tho Oncology Hospital in Can Tho City has removed an ovarian tumor weighing 32 kg for a woman from the southern province of Hau Giang. Dr. Huynh Thao Luat, Deputy Director of Can Tho Oncology Hospital, said doctors withdrew about 20 liters of fluid from the tumor, cleaned the abdomen and cut the tumor. The patient’s family said the woman saw doctors and knew about the tumor over 6 years ago. A CT-scan showed a giant tumor that occupied the entire abdomen, compressing other organs, and her kidneys full with water. The patient is a 54-year-old Khmer woman, who was hospitalized in a state of severe exhaustion, difficulty breathing when lying as her belly was very big.

Source: VietNamNet News July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC