Surgeons removed 60-pound tumor without using blood transfusion

Doctors at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center removed a 60-pound tumor from a man’s leg. This life-saving procedure has never been done before.

Matthew Qureshi, who has Down syndrome, first noticed the tumor growing on his thigh eight years ago, but doctors reportedly would not operate on it because Quershi is a Jehovah’s Witness and therefore does not believe in blood transfusions, Fox News reported, citing KGTV.

But 37-year-old was forced to turn to the doctors when walking became impossible.

Doctors developed a process to remove the tumor without needing any blood transfusions. The team of surgeons suspended the tumor from the ceiling and used gravity to keep blood from leaving his bod. They now plan to try it on two more patients with smaller tumors.

It should be noted that the tumor was not cancerous.

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