A YOUNG girl who complained of tummy pain was found to have an 8lb tumour filled with hair, teeth and bones in her stomach. Sarah Davis, 42, rushed her 12-year-old daughter Ruby-Mae to Centro Medico Cabarete Hospital, Dominican Republic, when she complained of stomach pains . The mum - who had moved from the UK - was concerned her little girl might even be pregnant when doctors examined her "bloated" tummy.
However, a scan revealed Ruby-Mae had a rare type of germ cell tumour called a teratoma , which can contain teeth, hair, and bone. These tumours are usually discovered at birth, but Ruby-Mae's had been growing undetected for years. Doctors suspected the tumour had developed when she was in the womb, and luckily, it was non-cancerous.
But it had grown so large it had caused her appendix to burst, which can be life-threatening. I guess it's always important to listen to your children and trust your gut when something doesn't seem right Ruby-Mae was rushed for surgery to remove the tumour that weighed in at 8lb - the same as a newborn baby. She recovered well from surgery, and Sarah hopes to raise awareness for other parents.
Sarah, a teacher originally from Nottingham, UK, said, "It was so scary when I rushed her to the hospital. "I knew she wasn't sexually active yet, but it did still cross my mind. "When I looked at her bloated tummy in the hospital, I said, 'Is there anything you want to tell me?' "I just couldn't believe she had a tumour all those years.
"We had absolute.
