Man suffering from stomach ache for months finds he has a peach-sized tumor in his intestine
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A man who suffered from a severe stomach ache for months found out the cause of his pain was a 'giant tumor' growing in his abdomen. The unnamed patient, who is the subject of a paper in the American Journal of Case Reports, was rushed to the emergency room as his symptoms worsened.
![[Photos published in the journal show the mass after it was removed from the man's intestine, with it measuring 7.5cm wide]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93356311-14214023-image-a-65_1734706996815.jpg)
At that point, the clinicians said he 'appeared weak' with an unhealthy pale complexion and cold extremities. After his condition stabilized, they performed a CT scan of his body, which showed he had a mass in the first part of his small intestine. Surgery to remove the mass revealed it was a very rare type of tumor called a Brunneroma, and it was nearly the size of a peach.
![[A scan showing the man's tumor highlighted by a white arrow]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/93358687-14214023-image-a-21_1734711124152.jpg)
Photos published in the journal show the mass after it was removed from the man's intestine, with it measuring 7.5cm - 3in - wide. Because of its large size, the study authors categorized it as 'giant'. Further tests confirmed it was not cancerous. A man who suffered from severe stomach ache for months found out that the cause of his pain was in fact a peach-sized tumor.
![[In their case study, the man's tumor had moved further into his small intestine]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/93358685-14214023-image-a-20_1734711121548.jpg)
Photos published in the journal show the mass after it was removed from the man's intestine, with it measuring 7.5cm wide. Following its removal, the patient was discharged from the hospital 11 days later. A follow-up conducted three months later showed 'no disease recurrence or other pathological findings'.
The study authors note 'even though the small intestine accounts for approximately two thirds of the entire length of the bowel, tumors arising from it are rare.'. They add that since the inclusion of Brunneromas in medical literature in the early 1800s, only 200 case reports on the rumors have been published reported.
