132-pound ovarian tumor removed from Connecticut woman
(CNN)A 132-pound ovarian tumor was removed from a 38-year-old Connecticut woman this year, according to two doctors involved in the case.
The patient, who wished to remain anonymous, reported that the tumor began growing at a rate of about 10 pounds per week in November. A medical team, including 12 surgeons, removed it in a five-hour procedure February 14 at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, according to Dr. Vaagn Andikyan, a gynecologic oncologist for Western Connecticut Health Network and a lead surgeon on the case.
![A team of 12 physicians performed the five-hour surgery at Danbury Hospital.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180503164504-02-ovarian-tumor-132-pounds-medium-plus-169.jpg)