Sonia Lopez Costa Rican woman with a 34 kg tumor Country: Costa Rica

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1. Woman with 34kg tumor undergoes life-saving surgery
2. A record-breaking tumor
3. A new lease on life
4. A remarkable case
5. The incredible surgery

Woman with 34kg tumor undergoes life-saving surgery

Sonia Lopez, a 57-year-old woman from the small town of Tibas, Costa Rica, recently underwent a life-saving surgery to remove a tumor weighing almost 34kg from her ovaries. Lopez had been postponing the procedure for seven years due to personal reasons. However, when the tumor filled 80% of her abdomen and began pressing against her intestines, liver, and diaphragm, she had no choice but to go under the knife.

A record-breaking tumor

Lopez, who lost almost 38kg after the tumor was removed, had been warned a decade ago that the growth could cause a heart attack due to the pressure it put on her heart. After experiencing severe breathing issues, she underwent the surgery in a Mexican hospital near San Jose. A team of five surgeons successfully removed the almost 34kg tumor, which measured 1.68m in length. Lopez's surgeon believes that she has broken a world record with the size of her tumor.

A new lease on life

Currently recovering, Lopez is awaiting the results to determine whether her tumor was malignant or not. She expressed her relief at having undergone the operation, stating that she felt exhausted and extremely ill before. She compared her previous state to a journey from the sun to the earth and now feels as if she has been reborn. Lopez was urged to have surgery immediately when she sought medical help after experiencing difficulty breathing. In the past, she weighed 127kg, which made it impossible for doctors to perform a CT scan or an X-ray.

A remarkable case

Dr. Pablo Sabaya, the surgeon who treated Lopez, stated that they encounter three or four giant tumors each year but had never seen anything like this before. He added that such rapidly growing tumors usually do not have a malignant nature; otherwise, metastasis would have occurred long ago, and the tumor would have needed to be either removed or reduced in size. According to Dr. Sabaya, massive tumors are more commonly found in women because their bodies can withstand greater weight in the abdominal area.

The incredible surgery

A representative from Costa Rica's Social Security Service, who shared images of Sonia Lopez's tumor on Twitter, described the operation to save her as "incredible". Dr. Sabaya emphasized the urgency of the surgery, saying, "Her tumor grew rapidly in a disorderly and fast way, so we had to act urgently." He also mentioned that male bodies do not allow tumors to grow to such sizes, as seen in Lopez's case.

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