World's largest tumour removed from body of a Chinese man

9 doctors were on their feet for 960 minutes (16 hours) before they could remove 110kg of needless flesh from Yang Jianbin.

He was born with a dark birth mark which grew into a tumour at the age of nine on the right side of his lower back. At age 12 it was the size of a fist and he had to undergo  surgery rid of
it. But it quickly started to grow again until he can only lie down or sit on his bed.

Chief surgeon Chen Minliang said, "We have seen neurofibromatosis patients before, but this is the biggest nChief surgeon Chen Minliang said, "We have seen neurofibromatosis patients before, but this is the biggest nerve tumor we ever saw. Yang is now recovering well and is expected to be discharged later this month."erve tumor we ever saw. Yang is now recovering well and is expected to be discharged later this month."