Tumor trouble disables man

Tumor trouble disables man

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A 38-year-old transmigrant settling at
Tomini village of Donggala regency here has a 20-kilogram tumor
under his penis, Antara reported Wednesday.

The tumor was so big that it forced his genitals to "go
missing".

Seren, who's currently being treated at Undata General
Hospital in Palu, said he has stopped working and lives with the
help of one of his friends.

"I totally leave my life to Almighty God and hope that someone
out there would be willing to help finance the operational cost
of my disease," he said.

The tumor, he said, was first thought to be just an itch in
the genital area. When it grew bigger, Seren thought it was a
giant ulcer and decided not to go to the hospital.

According to Dr. Nurdin Hutasoit of the hospital, he has no
idea whether the disease was serious or not.

"We're still in the stage of diagnosing the disease," he said,
adding that such a tumor was the first ever recorded by the
hospital.

He said at least three specialists would take part in the
operation later, Hutasoit said.