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Posted on 04/23/2015 9:35:58 AM PDT by EveningStar
An Indiana woman undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove a tumor experienced a twist worthy of a sci-fi plot when doctors discovered an embryonic twin in her brain.
Yamini Karanam, 26, was unaware of what was happening in her head until she underwent a procedure designed to reach deep into the brain to extract the tumor. After waking up from the surgery, Karanam was surprised to learn of the "teratoma" -- her embryonic twin, a rarity in modern medicine, complete with bone, hair and teeth.
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Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction.
omg
“Karanam was surprised to learn of the “teratoma” — her embryonic twin, a rarity in modern medicine, complete with bone, hair and teeth.”
TMI TMI TMI TMI
Could be the names of twins.
Unngh!!!!
The interesting part of this story, aside from the shocker, is the minimally invasive brain surgery procedure described in the article.
Oh my!
My tumor was talking to me...
Crazy!
Sounds like story the aunt told in movie, Big Fat Greek Wedding
Well,something was always on her mind.....
Season 3, episode 2, House:
Once Clancy’s brain is exposed, House will stimulate a hallucination so he can determine which area in the brain is abnormal and then remove those cells. The surgery — despite the fact that House is not a neurosurgeon — is successful. The ultimate diagnosis is that Clancy is a chimera, which means that he is a combination of two cell lines. In other words, when he was just a tiny embryo, he merged with a twin’s embryo and all that remains of his genetically different twin were those few isolated areas of abnormal (and now removed) cells.
OMG we have fetus lady in real life LOL!
Damn I thinking of same thing LOL!
I can’t believe Spaceball going have upcoming annivesary
Will she now turn evil and try to take over the world?
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