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Shocked Russian surgeons open up man who thought he had a tumour...find a FIR TREE inside his lung
dailymail.co.uk ^
| April 14, 2009
| Will Stewart
Posted on 04/14/2009 11:15:40 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Shocked Russian surgeons claim they found a five-centimetre fir tree growing inside a man's lung as they operated on him for suspected cancer.
The amazing discovery apparently was made when they opened up Artyom Sidorkin, 28, to remove what they thought was a serious tumour.
Sidorkin had complained of extreme pain in his chest and had been coughing up blood. Doctors were convinced he had cancer, Russian website mosnews.com reported.
'We were 100 per cent sure,' said surgeon Vladimir Kamashev from Izhevsk in the Urals. 'We did X-rays and found what looked exactly like a tumour.
'I had seen hundreds before, so we decided on surgery.'
Before removing part of the man's lung, the surgeon investigated the tissue - and said they found what looked like grown fir tree needles in it.
'I thought I was hallucinating,' said Kamashev.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: biology; health; medicine; surgery
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To: Free ThinkerNY
looks like he was trying to grow the tobacco in place to get around those SCHIP taxes....
To: Free ThinkerNY
The man was referred (re-firred?) to a specialist...
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:38:30 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: joe fonebone
“puns like that one have a way of branching out.....’
Well sometimes ya have to go out on a limb. At least they found it before Christmas when it could have metastasized into a Christmas tree.
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:42:42 AM PDT
by
dblshot
To: FrPR
At least they got to the root of the problem.
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:45:46 AM PDT
by
dblshot
To: martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day; Charles Henrickson
“Pining for the fjords” ping.
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:48:46 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The amazing discovery apparently was made when they opened up Artyom Sidorkin, 28, to remove what they thought was a serious tumour Needles to say, they were relieved to find out otherwise...
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:49:15 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Woodn't you be?)
To: mikrofon
Actually, they were releaved to find out...
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:52:42 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Tree surgeons, no waiting)
To: dblshot
now I am worn out.......better just leaf me alone for now...
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:52:59 AM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(When you ask God for help, sometimes he sends the Marines.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Seems more likely he inhaled a piece of a fir tree. I doubt if a seed could sprout inside your lungs.
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:54:52 AM PDT
by
yazoo
(was)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I’d hate to see what they found if his ass was hurting.
To: joe fonebone
OK go dormant if you feel like it.
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posted on
04/14/2009 11:59:09 AM PDT
by
dblshot
To: dblshot
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:00:59 PM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(When you ask God for help, sometimes he sends the Marines.)
To: yazoo
Seems more likely he inhaled a piece of a fir tree. I doubt if a seed could sprout inside your lungs. A seed is far more likely to germinate than a piece of a tree is likely to continue to grow. Seeds are often distributed by animals ingesting them, then excreting them after they pass the digestive system.
If you think about it, a lung is a perfect incubator for a seed. Warm, moist, etc. The plant wouldn't need sunlight for photosynthesis for a while.
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:04:47 PM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: joe fonebone
now i feel like a sap... Not as bad as the doctors who got stumped by this.
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:05:35 PM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: Heartland Mom; Revolting cat!
Ah, how could it be growing without sunlight?
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:14:34 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
To: Travis T. OJustice
and i think they should just stick it..........
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:16:14 PM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(When you ask God for help, sometimes he sends the Marines.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Man, I hate it when I get fir trees in my lungs!!
To: Travis T. OJustice
“The plant wouldn’t need sunlight for photosynthesis for a while.”
Don’t plants need sunlight to turn green? If you block a plant from all light it will turn white before it dies. Do fir trees work differently?
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:17:51 PM PDT
by
yazoo
(was)
To: yazoo
Do fir trees work differently? Nope.
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posted on
04/14/2009 12:20:27 PM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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