Man who went to doctors with cough had 'world's largest kidney tumour' the size of a watermelon

A man who complained of a cough and abdominal pain has had a FIVE KILOGRAM tumour on his kidney removed.
Surgeons at New Delhi’s All-India Institute of Medical Sciences successfully extracted the growth - which they claim is the world's largest - during a five hour operation.
Kapleshwar Lal Das, 66, from New Delhi, arrived at the hospital complaining of discomfort and a severe cough.

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View of the tumour: A CT scan showing the huge abdominal mass is provided by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital

Doctors then discovered and removed the tumour which weighed a staggering 5.018kg - more than five bags of sugar.
Dr Mukur Dipi Ray, who lead the team of surgeons carrying out the procedure, said: “Exploratory laparotomy was to done to figure out the huge abdominal mass.
“The tumour was massive - many times the normal size and was firmly adhered to liver and right side of colon.

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After the surgery: Doctor Ray checks over Kapleshwar's sizeable scar following the operation

“During the surgery the liver and right colon was separated from the tumour and radical nephrectomy was done along with lymph node dissection.”
After the five-hour operation, Mr Das said: "I used to be in great discomfort before the surgery, but I am relieved now. I can’t thank the doctors enough."
The 12lb kidney tumor smashed the previous record of 6lbs, which was removed in Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram hospital.