Doctors to Remove 10-pound Facial Tumor That Threatens to Break Boy’s Neck

Doctors to Remove 10-pound Facial Tumor That Threatens to Break Boy’s Neck
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Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek, Reporter
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Doctors in Miami are to perform extensive surgery on the face of a 14-year-old boy from Cuba by removing a large, 10-pound tumor that threatens to suffocate the child or break his neck.

“It’s life-threatening by its very weight,” said Dr. Robert Marx, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at University of Miami Health System, explained at a news conference on Friday, Dec. 22, CBS reported.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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