Re: 28 pounds of tumor cut off man's face.

my question is...why did they wait 27 years before removing it???

Man Has 33-Pound Tumor Removed From Face

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Huang Chuncai's facial tumor became noticeable when he was 4-years-old, the hospital said. It grew bigger and more quickly as he grew older, blocking his left eye, pushing his left ear to shoulder level, knocking out his teeth and deforming his backbone.

Huang, 31, had trouble speaking, hearing and eating before the surgery.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290550,00.html