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29 March 2024

Man pursues Guinness record for kidney tumor

Man is celebrating successful cancer surgery in an unusual way, by seeking world record status for the tumor doctors removed from his abdomen. (SUPPLIED)

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A North Carolina man is celebrating successful cancer surgery in an unusual way: by seeking world record status for the tumor doctors removed from his abdomen. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Eugene Tyner of Pikeville has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records for the status of heaviest cancerous kidney ever removed.

In a four-hour surgery, doctors removed the kidney, which had grown to the size of a cantaloupe because of a huge malignant tumor. At 332 grams, the tumor weighed more than twice the normal weight of a kidney.

The 31-year-old former prison guard said he's pursuing the record to solidify his victory over the cancer that nearly killed him.