{"id":162,"date":"2007-06-29T20:47:36","date_gmt":"2007-06-29T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/?p=162"},"modified":"2007-06-29T20:47:36","modified_gmt":"2007-06-29T20:47:36","slug":"elephant-man-30-pounds-face-tumour-ready-for-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/2007\/06\/29\/elephant-man-30-pounds-face-tumour-ready-for-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Man &#8211; 30 pounds face tumour &#8211; ready for operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffulgerica.com%2Fen%2F2007%2F06%2F29%2Felephant-man-30-pounds-face-tumour-ready-for-operation%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"fulgerica\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/2007\/06\/29\/elephant-man-30-pounds-face-tumour-ready-for-operation\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A Chinese man known as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Elephant Man\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in his local province is about to get surgery to have a 33-pound tumor removed from his face. Doctors said it may be the most extreme case of this type of facial tumor seen in the world.<br \/>\nThe 31-year-old man has suffered from the tumor since birth. But left untreated, it has grown to more than 30 pounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/940.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/941.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe weight of carrying the tumor on his face has deformed the man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s backbone, stunted his growth and left him in physical and emotional pain.<br \/>\nA team of doctors will try to remove the tumor. However, the surgery isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t without risk. Ultrasounds have revealed several large blood vessels that may hemorrhage and cause the patient to bleed to death during the operation.<br \/>\nDespite the risks, doctors said they are optimistic they can remove the giant tumor and reconstruct the man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/942.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/943.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/944.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/945.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/946.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/947.jpg\" ><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i163.photobucket.com\/albums\/t304\/fulgerelu\/tumoare\/949.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>He is ready for operation now:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/nFE8Ed8fO_E&#038;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/nFE8Ed8fO_E&#038;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffulgerica.com%2Fen%2F2007%2F06%2F29%2Felephant-man-30-pounds-face-tumour-ready-for-operation%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet A Chinese man known as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Elephant Man\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in his local province is about to get surgery to have a 33-pound tumor removed from his face. Doctors said it may be the most extreme case of this type of facial tumor seen in the world. 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