Fir tree found growing in man's lung.

Apr 13, 2009 22:00


Fir tree man shocks doctors

A young man from the capital of Russia’s Udmurtian Republic was diagnosed with cancer, and had to undergo an operation which revealed the shocking truth - he had no cancer but… a tree growing in his lung. 
It sounds like a story from Burger’s Adventures of Baron Munchhausen, when the eccentric Baron shot a cherry stone at ( Read more... )

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Re: sry charlie premium_shaday April 26 2009, 06:38:19 UTC
I wondered about the sunlight issue...

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psychofish April 25 2009, 20:49:07 UTC
We were talking about that in microbiology class. That might actually be a weird fungal infection, not a seed that got stuck in there.

Unless that guy has a huge bronchiole!

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unholypassion April 25 2009, 20:55:49 UTC
Oh great, one more thing to worry about. First bot flies, now this. :oP

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premium_shaday April 26 2009, 06:38:53 UTC
LET'S HOPE THEY NEVER SPAWN A SUPER FIR-BOT FLY-TREE. THEN WE'RE REALLY FUCKED.

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unholypassion April 28 2009, 15:04:51 UTC
That's it, I'm never going camping again!

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riotous_prole April 25 2009, 23:03:40 UTC
It can't germinate without light and water.

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koemiko April 26 2009, 07:31:18 UTC
... am I the only one who thought, "why is the blood magenta?"

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