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Monday, 16 February 2015


6kg tumour removed after 40 years by volunteer group Mercy Ships' that docked in Madagascar

Sambany first noticed a swelling in his left cheek when he was in his 20s. The mass grew to weigh just over a stone and was twice the size of his head, when medics finally removed it four decades later

For four decades, Sambany lived with a giant tumour growing from his neck.
At its heaviest the mass weighed a stone and measured twice the size of his head.
But after walking for three days, Sambany is finally free of the growth, after charitable medics performed a 12-hour operation to rid him of the tumour.
The procedure, one of the most life-changing performed by the team at Mercy Ships, saw doctors and nurses remove one of the biggest tumours the charity has seen in its 30-year history.
The operation took twice as long as expected and once removed, the team discovered the growth weighed a staggering 16.45lbs (7.46kg) tumour - just over a stone.

After hearing the international charity Mercy Ships had docked a vessel at the port of Toamasina in Madagascar, Sambany and his grandson walked for three days to reach the crew seeking help. He is pictured after the life-changing operation with British anaesthetist Dr Michael McBrien


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  1. Unknown7 April 2015 at 16:19

    Lucky man, pity he had to carry this for 40 years before he got help

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