Doctors in Germany say they have successfully removed a 28 kilogram tumour big enough to fill a wheelbarrow from a 60-year-old woman.
The woman, named as Irmtraud Eichler, had previously been diagnosed as obese after piling on weight as the tumour attached to her ovary rapidly grew.
Doctors prescribed a course of anti-obesity medicine to combat Ms Eichler's alarming weight gain, but when the swelling left her barely able to stand, her daughter insisted on a second opinion and an ultrasound scan revealed the growing tumour.
Removed: Doctors in Germany say they have successfully removed a 28 kilogram tumour big enough to fill a wheelbarrow from a 60-year-old woman
Diagnosis: Irmtraud Eichler had previously been diagnosed as obese after piling on weight as the tumour attached to her ovary rapidly grew
Surgeons from the University Clinic in the eastern city of Dresden spent seven hours removing the tumour - which measured 60 centimetres by 50 centimetres - along with Ms Eichler's uterus, ovaries and thyroid.
The patient is 40 kilograms lighter following the operation and described herself as 'super happy'.
Treatment: Doctors in Germany say they have successfully removed a 28 kilogram tumour big enough to fill a wheelbarrow from Irmtraud Eichler, left
Surgery: The so-called borderline tumor had grown on her ovaries. It was malignant but not extremely aggressive, as a specialist for oncological gynaecology stated
A spokesman for the hospital said the 60-year-old had made a full recovery and was now able to walk again with the aid of crutches following the removal of the tumour, which was described as 'borderline' - meaning it was neither benign nor especially malignant.
'I cannot thank the doctors enough, I am a new person,' Ms Eichler told local news agency DPA.
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