CAT scan helps physicians discover 140-pound tumor

Jodelle Maglaya | | Health Imaging | Oncology Imaging

A CAT scan helped to reveal that a 71-year-old woman who kept gaining weight as she grew older was due to a 140-pound malignant ovarian tumor.

Throughout the years, Mary Clancey had struggled with her weight and went on numerous diets. In an article by Fox 32 Chicgao, Clancey recalls the time she worked behind a fudge counter and even with all the sweets surrounding her, she still managed to resist them all to focus on her diet. Though she cut down on sweets, her belly continued to grow.

She went to the hospital for a blood clot in her leg and underwent a CT scan where doctors found a huge mass, nearly the size of a boulder.

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Local woman has 140 pound malignant ovarian tumor removed

Jodelle Maglaya

Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.

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