tree grew inside man's lung

[Amby 490]

Astonished surgeons have removed a two-inch long fir tree growing inside a patient's lungs.

Doctors thought Artyom Sidorkin, 28, had cancer when he began coughing up blood and complaining of agonising chest pains.

But as they operated to remove a tumour the medics were amazed to discover the perfectly formed spruce thriving inside the lung.

"I blinked three times and thought I was seeing things," said surgeon Vladimir Kamashev at Izhevsk Hospital in Russia.

Doctors believe that Artyom breathed in a tiny seed which then began growing in his lung and that the sharp pains were the plant's needle-like leaves digging into his lung.

"It was very painful. But to be honest I did not feel any foreign object inside me," he explained.

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[one...two...tree 2,762]

Holy moses!

[Krikit 1,166]

I thought plants needed sunlight to survive and grow? I guess it must not be very dark inside a lung.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Ouch!

[GueraKristina 1]

thats crazy!

[amberdima 6]

my granny once told me she swallowed a watermelon seed and it grew inside her stomach. she lied.

[Ban Hammer 14,269]

better leaf it alone.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Why didn't they send in tiny lumberjacks?

[Nagishkaw 510]

Holy crow!

[o0pink0o 3]

Oh I just so love spring!

[HappyDancer 7]

Hmm.... Maybe something is growing inside my head too. I am beginning to see things... Oh sh*t it's just the other me. LOL

[Saska+Tim 7]

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Seeds sprout in dark moist places without light if they are good ones. 2 inches is so small. I'd like a picture of this little pine. Did the man have plans to plant it in his yard when it grew big enough?

This wouldn't be called a tree yet but rather a seedling.

Edited April 15, 2009 by Far2Long

[Niels Bohr 72]

Well, looks like the immune system was compromised. The only way for the plant to grow is when there's dead tissue inside his lungs. That is probably how I would see that this is feasible.

[Reba 2]

wow...

I think I'll wear a mask next time I go walking in the woods!