OMG: What seems to be the largest tumour with size weighing 68lbs has been removed from a woman's stomach

Stoja Popovic being examined before the operation

The huge 68lb growth was removed from Stoja Popovic after the woman had let it grow and grow without ever going to the doctor.

The woman had flat-out refused to go, despite growing concerns from friends and family about the ever larger lump that had starting to protrude from her belly over the years.

Stoja said "At first I thought I was putting on weight, but very soon I realized there was something wrong. But I didn't feel pain so I just continued to live as usual."

However one day, she got injured working in a field and needed treatment for her leg. An ambulance crew arrived but they were much more concerned about her massive stomach than her leg and decided to take her to hospital.

 The huge 681bs tumor

Experts at the Bosnian University Clinical Centre in the capital Sarajevo said the tumor had to be removed immediately.

Medics quoted in local media said that the growth had started in one of her ovaries before slowly taking up her whole uterus which was also removed in the surgery and continuing to expand to its humongous size.

After a four-hour operation, a team led by surgeon Zoran Anicic and gynaecologist Vesna Ecim-Zlojutro, both doctors in University Clinic Centre in Banja Luka, removed the tumour.

Stoja, from Banja Luka in Bosnia, is said to be recovering from the surgery at home after having spent a few days in hospital.

Stoja Popovic

Stoja told local media: "I would have never gone to a doctor if I hadn’t hurt my leg."

The hospital's statement read: "The diagnosis confirmed the existence of a tumor of a large size inside her abdomen. Due to the extensive surgery, several specialists from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology were included in the team as well as some from the Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

"The surgery lasted four hours and ended successfully."