Posts Tagged ‘odd medical news’

A Different “Tree Man”

Posted by continuum wellness on Apr 16 2009

Have you heard about the man who grew a tree, in his lung? This is not a bad comedy joke. A seed got inside his body and sprouted. Yes, a fir tree. Unlike Dede, labeled “the tree man of Java” because of huge wart like growths on his body giving him [...]

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“Tree man” comes home after treatment

Posted by continuum wellness on Mar 16 2009

03/16/2009

JAKARTA — An Indonesian man dubbed the “tree man” because of gnarled growths on his body has
returned from hospital after six kilograms (13 pounds) of warts were surgically removed from his body, a doctor said on Tuesday.
Dede, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, first noticed the warts on his body after cutting his [...]

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‘Tree Man’ improving

Posted by continuum wellness on Sep 23 2008

The Indonesian villager know as the “Tree Man” for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home today after doctors removed six kilograms (which is equal to slightly over 6 pounds) of the growths.
Dede, a 37-year-old from rural West Java, was taken home from Bandung city after nine months of operations to remove the woody [...]

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