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Historic surgery in Gospić as former minister leads team removing

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A historic medical procedure took place on March 15 at the hospital in Gospić, where an eight-year-old female named Ana was successfully treated for removals from a tumor that weighed approximately thirty-six kilograms or roughly one-eighth to one-seventh of its total mass according to various reports citing different weights.

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    A medical team led by former Croatian health minister Dr. Davor Mikulić successfully removed a massive, previously unrecorded-sized tumor from an elderly patient in Gospič.
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    The surgical procedure involved the extraction of approximately 36 kilograms (or up to 36.5 kg) of tissue weighing as much as three adult men combined.
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    An eight-year-old female named Ana was admitted with severe symptoms including inability to walk and a swollen abdomen, requiring urgent intervention at Gospič Hospital.
March 16, 2024 "Tim na čelo sa Draskom Milinović" izvedio je pacijentice tumor težine oko 35-37 kg (oko 8.9–8.2 lbs), a liječnici su izvještali da se radi o nezabilježenoj situaciji u hrvatskom zdravstvu.

A medical team led by former Minister of Health Dr. Đorđe Milanović successfully removed a massive, previously unknown tumour from an elderly patient in Gospić.

— [Mar 16, 20:45] Liječnici su joj izvadili ogroman tumor (Net.hr)

"This is unprecedented and unrecorded history for Croatian healthcare," the medical team stated after removing a massive tumour from an elderly patient.

— [Mar 16, 20:45] Z̸eni uklonjen divovski tumor tim je predvodio nasl bivši ministar (Slobodnadalmacija.hr)

"The medical team led by former Minister of Health Dr. Đorđe Milanović successfully removed a massive tumour from an elderly patient in Gospić," the article reports.

— [Mar 16, 20:45] Liječnici su joj izvadili ogroman tumor (Net.hr)

"This is unprecedented and unrecorded history for Croatian healthcare" was stated by Dr. Đorđe Milanović after removing a massive tumour from an elderly patient.

— [Mar 16, 20:45] Z̸eni uklonjen divovski tumor tim je predvodio nasl bivši ministar (Slobodnadalmacija.hr)

"The medical team led by former Minister of Health Dr. Đorđe Milanović successfully removed a massive tumour from an elderly patient in Gospić," the article reports.

— [Mar 16, 20:45] Liječnici su joj izvadili ogroman tumor (Net.hr)