'Elephant Man' Has Face Tumour Removed

Chinese surgeons have successfully operated on a man with a massive 33-pound tumor that hung down from his face, completely obscuring his features and warping his backbone.

More than 10 doctors and nurses took part in the hour-long surgery that removed the tumour.

The patient, Huang Chuncai, 31, from southern Hunan province, suffered from a facial tumor that had a perimeter of 97 centimeters (38.2 inches), and measured 57 centimeters (22.4 inches) in length, according officials at Fuda Cancer Hospital in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
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