Surgeons Find Fir Tree Growing In Man's Lung

The_Mortician · April 15th, 2009, 03:10 PM

ASTOUNDED surgeons have removed a two-inch fir tree growing inside a man's lung.

Doctors thought Artyom Sidorkin had cancer when he started coughing up blood and complaining of agonising chest pains.

But as they operated to remove a tumour, the medics were amazed to find the perfectly formed spruce thriving inside the lung.

Surgeon Vladimir Kamashev said: "I thought I was hallucinating. More..

"I asked my assistant to have a look, 'Come and see this - we've got a fir tree here'. He nodded in shock.

"I blinked three times as I thought I was seeing things."

Before making the shock discovery, the doctors had been certain the man had a tumour.

Kamashev, of Izhevsk Hospital, in central Russia, added: "We were 100 per cent sure.

"We did X-rays and found what looked exactly like a tumour. I had seen hundreds before, so we decided on surgery."

He believes 28-year-old Artyom breathed in a tiny seed which then began growing in his lung. His team think the sharp pains he felt were the plant's needle-like leaves digging in.

Artyom, who is recuperating after a piece of lung was removed, said: "They told me my coughing blood was not caused by any disease.

"It was the needles poking the capillaries. It really hurt a lot.

"But I never felt like I had an alien object inside of me."

The piece of lung with the little fir tree has been preserved for further study.

Meanwhile, an Albanian woman was recovering yesterday after a bullet was found in her cheek 12 years after she was shot.

Mrike Rrucaj, then 28, was covered in blood when she was hit in 1997 during the unrest in the Balkan country.

At the time, a doctor told her the bullet had already come out and simply cleaned up the wound.

She went around with the bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it until she collapsed in pain last week.

v105 · April 15th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Great April Fools joke.

Waltubular · April 15th, 2009, 05:39 PM

lol awesome

Thanatos · April 15th, 2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v105

Great April Fools joke.

it ain't necessarily so. i know of a woman who once swallowed a heap of fungi spores and ended up with minature mushrooms growing throughout her entire intestinal tract. at least that's what she said she'd done but i do know that for years she'd been part of that tight, cardiff-amsterdam-new york mushroom smuggling triangle and she could just as likely have developed the condition after one of her baggies had split up inside her clundge. who knows?

frances_farmer · April 16th, 2009, 12:56 AM

Sorry, utter bullshit.

1. Where are roots, this just looks like a sprig of pine.

2. That isn't even lung tissue, just looks like a random piece of meat.

3. If it WAS lung tissue, why would they excise an entire lobe?

4. How does a plant have green chlorophyll with NO light?

I think this is a late April Fools joke, and not very convincing.

April 15th, 2009, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Mortician Account Deleted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New England Posts: 8,256	Surgeons Find Fir Tree Growing In Man's Lung ASTOUNDED surgeons have removed a two-inch fir tree growing inside a man's lung. Doctors thought Artyom Sidorkin had cancer when he started coughing up blood and complaining of agonising chest pains. But as they operated to remove a tumour, the medics were amazed to find the perfectly formed spruce thriving inside the lung. Surgeon Vladimir Kamashev said: "I thought I was hallucinating. More.. "I asked my assistant to have a look, 'Come and see this - we've got a fir tree here'. He nodded in shock. "I blinked three times as I thought I was seeing things." Before making the shock discovery, the doctors had been certain the man had a tumour. Kamashev, of Izhevsk Hospital, in central Russia, added: "We were 100 per cent sure. "We did X-rays and found what looked exactly like a tumour. I had seen hundreds before, so we decided on surgery." He believes 28-year-old Artyom breathed in a tiny seed which then began growing in his lung. His team think the sharp pains he felt were the plant's needle-like leaves digging in. Artyom, who is recuperating after a piece of lung was removed, said: "They told me my coughing blood was not caused by any disease. "It was the needles poking the capillaries. It really hurt a lot. "But I never felt like I had an alien object inside of me." The piece of lung with the little fir tree has been preserved for further study. Meanwhile, an Albanian woman was recovering yesterday after a bullet was found in her cheek 12 years after she was shot. Mrike Rrucaj, then 28, was covered in blood when she was hit in 1997 during the unrest in the Balkan country. At the time, a doctor told her the bullet had already come out and simply cleaned up the wound. She went around with the bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it until she collapsed in pain last week.

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April 15th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
v105 Not A Noob Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 204	Great April Fools joke.

April 15th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Waltubular Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lusby Posts: 309	lol awesome

April 16th, 2009, 12:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
frances_farmer Leaving Noobdom Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 124	Sorry, utter bullshit. 1. Where are roots, this just looks like a sprig of pine. 2. That isn't even lung tissue, just looks like a random piece of meat. 3. If it WAS lung tissue, why would they excise an entire lobe? 4. How does a plant have green chlorophyll with NO light? I think this is a late April Fools joke, and not very convincing.