Lungs with the Fir
--Recently, 28-year-old Artyom Sidorkin of Izhevsk, Russia (--in the western part of the country), started having chest pains. Then last week . . . after he began coughing up blood . . . Artyom decided he'd better go to the hospital.
--When Artyom's doctors took an X-ray, they found what appeared to be a tumor inside his lungs. But when they cut Artyom open to biopsy the tissue . . . they found something completely unexpected. What was it?
--Somehow, a TWO-INCH FIR TREE had sprouted inside Artyom's lungs. (!!!)
--According to Artyom's doctor, quote, "I blinked three times, and thought I was seeing things."
--I know what you're thinking: How exactly does a fir tree grow inside someone's lungs? Well, Artyom's doctors aren't really sure. But the working theory is that Artyom must have inhaled a small bud . . . which took hold inside his lungs and started to grow. (Fox News / MosNews)
Here's a pic.... WARNING - IT'S PRETTY GROSS. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE IT.
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