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Doctor Removes 'Perfectly Formed' FOOT From Baby's Brain

dailymail.co.uk — A doctor has removed a brain tumour from a newborn baby which contained an almost perfectly formed foot and parts of another foot, a hand and a thigh. The incredible discovery was made by pediatric neurosurgeon Dr Paul Grabb in Colorado, America, when he operated on 3-day old Sam Esquibel after an MRI scan showed a microscopic tumour on his brain.

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  • siddster, on 12/18/2008, -0/+10talk about a kick in the head!

    I'm happy the baby is okay =)
  • AmyVernon, on 12/18/2008, -0/+4A neurodiatrist?
  • emazur, on 12/18/2008, -0/+4"The growth may also have been a case of 'fetus in fetu' in which a fetal twin begins to form within another"

    Could this fetus have continued to develop into something more, in theory? The concept of "giving birth" to your own twin after you are born seems amazing.
  • fluidfoundation, on 12/18/2008, -0/+4Who does the surgery? A neurosurgeon or a podiatrist?
  • maxtrix, on 12/18/2008, -2/+5"I know your feet must be tired, cause you been running through my mind all day."
  • inactive, on 12/18/2008, -0/+3This is screwed right up
  • roctimo, on 12/18/2008, -0/+3how is babby brain foot formed?
  • mrgreenjeans, on 12/18/2008, -0/+3Isn't this the beginning of a Stephen King novel?
  • Beautyon, on 12/18/2008, -0/+3Because the UK has a National Health Service, the parents will not have to foot the bill.
  • AmyVernon, on 12/18/2008, -0/+3Oh, who voted you down?
  • Observant1, on 12/18/2008, -0/+2makes me wonder about these genetically modified foods they are mandating in Iraq, Greenland, more quietly in the US, etc. is maybe one of the parents someone who has been exposed to depleted uranium munitions?
  • Haoie, on 12/18/2008, -0/+2That's a pretty gross picture.

    I can really imagine the surprise the surgeons had.
  • MCA2142, on 12/19/2008, -0/+1BAN Country Music NOW!!!
  • Plasmatica, on 12/19/2008, -0/+1Pulling off the surgery was quite a feat!
  • daonlyfreez, on 12/18/2008, -0/+1Yuk...

    Reminds me of the testicular tumors with _teeth_ in them...

    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1015422-over ...

    "tissues such as skin, hair, bone, and even teeth may be present"

    (no pictures, but I'm sure they are out there somewhere, not that you really want to see them though...)
  • fluidfoundation, on 12/18/2008, -0/+1Surely, God would not let such an animal exist!

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