Pensioner has a 26lb ovarian tumour removed in India

Pensioner has a 26lb ovarian tumour removed in India



A pensioner has finally had a 26lb (11.8kg) ovarian tumour removed.



Lila Bai, 70, put off surgery on a grape-sized cyst for two years as she could not afford the procedure. 



The growth continued to enlarge to 40 x 35cm before Mrs Bai, who looked pregnant, was admitted to hospital in excruciating pain.



Surgeons at Indubhai Parekh Memorial Hospital in India said if she had left it any longer, the huge tumour may have burst.



Mrs Bai is recovering well and is due to be discharged in three days.



Left any longer, the tumour may have burst



Dr Indu Singh said: 'Even if it would have been a little delay in surgery, it might be burst inside the body.



'It has been sent to pathological lab for testing.'



Although unclear if the tumour is cancerous, surgeon Dr Jitender Singh added: 'If remnants are found in body it may be treated by chemotherapy.' 



It is unclear what caused Mrs Bai's growth. 



Five stone tumour removed in life-saving operation



This comes after a woman from Costa Rica had a giant tumour weighing more than five stone removed from her ovaries in a life-saving operation earlier this month.



Sonia Lopez, 57, put off the procedure for eight years due to 'personal reasons' but was eventually forced to go under the knife when the growth took up 80 per cent of her abdomen and was crushing her intestines, liver and diaphragm.



Mrs Lopez, who has dropped six stone since having the tumour removed, was warned nearly a decade ago the growth could cause her to have a heart attack due to the pressure it was putting on the organ.



After suffering breathing problems, she had the operation at Hospital Mexico near San Jose on Monday, which involved five surgeons removing the 5.35 stone, five-and-half feet round growth.



Mrs Lopez, whose surgeon believes she broke a world record, is recovering well and awaiting results to determine if the growth is cancerous.