Alpha Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 CINCINNATI - A woman who weighed more than 300 pounds noticed something strange happening to her body. As she lost more than 60 pounds over several weeks without going on a diet, she said she could feel a large mass growing inside her. "It didn't feel normal," Grace Radtke said. "It was like a long pregnancy." After being encouraged by family members, she finally went for medical help that led to the removal of a 66-pound non-cancerous, ovarian tumor from her abdomen on Dec. 3 at University Hospital. "I can't believe that thing was in me," said Radtke, a grocery store deli counter worker in her early 40s who lives in Peebles in southern Ohio. Doctors in Hillsboro found a large mass, but could not determine whether it was cancerous and referred her to University Hospital. Doctors there found a mucinous ovarian tumor, one of several kinds of ovarian cysts. The tumors start when cells inside the walnut-sized ovaries grow out of control. There is no known cause in most cases. They can be triggered by family history, hormone imbalances, excess upper-body fat or other factors. About 85 percent of mucinous tumors are not cancerous, but they can become huge. Dr. Gregory Duma and his team removed the tumor in one piece in a one-hour operation. The team had to lift and roll the tumor so that surgeons could disconnect blood vessels feeding it from underneath. It took four sets of hands to lift the slippery, watermelon-shaped mass out of her body. Radtke came to the hospital wearing 245 pounds. When she went home on Friday, she weighed 160 pounds. "I'm just thankful I'm here," she said. Duma said the tumor could have been growing for up to five years. Hospital officials are not sure if the tumor is the largest removed in the region. Other ovarian tumors have topped 100 pounds. Credits: http://guiltyparties.com------------------------- That's just nasty and is the pure reason why people shouldn't gain weight. You have no idea what the hell is in you. <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Geez that sucks, that's one heavy tumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Geez that sucks, that's one heavy tumor. Something was hanging out. <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.X Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Heavy... & abnormal tumor ! We 'll see that in the next Guinness Book of records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Wow. a quick way to lose weight and cheat death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madi Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 ewww what did they do with it? maybe auction it off on ebay to further the studies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cominus Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 My friend's grandmother had something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluestinger X Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 wait... didnt this same exact thing happen like 4 years ago. I remeber when they took it all out they saw that the tumor starting groing hair and teeth... not joking it really did. They had it on tv a long time ago made like world record as largest tumor ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucandrake Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Dude, 2 words, and a latter, Jesus H. Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 wait... didnt this same exact thing happen like 4 years ago. I remeber when they took it all out they saw that the tumor starting groing hair and teeth... not joking it really did. They had it on tv a long time ago made like world record as largest tumor ever.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Growing hair and teeth? Haha! That's like Tetsuo during his metamorphesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 wait... didnt this same exact thing happen like 4 years ago. I remeber when they took it all out they saw that the tumor starting groing hair and teeth... not joking it really did. They had it on tv a long time ago made like world record as largest tumor ever. Growing hair and teeth? Haha! That's like Tetsuo during his metamorphesis.That's pretty scary. Hair and teeth... ick *Akira flashback* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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