Girl to Have Giant Facial Tumor Removed

Lucky here in the US, things like this are usually caught and treated before they grow to such a huge size...BD

For the past 10 years, a slowly growing tumor has gradually consumed the lower part of the Vietnamese girl's face. As it grew, normal tasks such as talking, eating, drinking and sleeping became increasingly difficult.Now, a team of surgeons at the University of Miami is preparing for a marathon 10-hour procedure next Tuesday intended to cut away the growth, which now weighs an estimated 10 pounds and could be the largest recorded tumor of its kind reported in the medical literature.