According to a recent case study, Singapore doctors removed a 61-pound tumor from the woman's uterus, which was previously bedridden and had trouble breathing.(Photo: BMJ 2018 case reports)

According to a recently published case study, Singapore doctors removed a 61-pound tumor from the female uterus.

The post-menopausal Malay woman, who was 53 years old at the time of the operation, had the tumor BMJ case reports. It was almost the size of a nine year old child.

The woman described in the report as a virgin was mostly bedridden and suffered from shortness of breath because of the tumor. Surprisingly, she did not suffer from abdominal pain, post-menopausal bleeding or urinary and intestinal problems.

Poh Ting Lim, senior author and resident of OB-GYN at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore, said she might not have consulted a doctor anymore. early, fearing to be operated on.

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The doctors managed to remove the "giant" tumor, measuring more than 25 inches long. Plastic surgeons have also reconstructed its abdominal wall. She suffered complications from tissue loss and blood loss.

Two months after surgery, doctors report that she is healthy: able to walk with little help and no longer have trouble breathing.

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According to the US National Library of Medicine, small uterine fibroids are common in women of childbearing age. But those weighing more than 25 pounds are rare because symptoms such as heavy menstrual bleeding and back pain or leg pain are usually present before their size becomes dangerous. These fibroids can also be found during routine pelvic examinations.

According to the report, the largest tumor of this type taken from a surviving patient weighed 100 pounds.

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