"La Cina Elephant Man' Huang Chuncai, 41, chi soffre di 15kg tumore enorme sulla faccia, salviettine la sua bocca dopo aver mangiato il pranzo a casa nel villaggio di Yulan,
'China's Elephant Man' Huang Chuncai, 41, who suffers from a 15kg huge tumor on the face, wipes his mouth after eating lunch at home in Yulan village, Yongxing county, Chenzhou city, central China's Hunan province, 24 February 2017. A man who has a massive 15kg tumor growing from his face has turned down offers to join a 'freak show'. Huang Chuncai, 41, is known as 'China's Elephant Man' and has been the subject of medical studies and documentaries over the years. Doctors have diagnosed him with neurofibromatosis - the name for a number of genetic conditions that cause swellings or lumps. And he is believed to be suffering from the world's worst known case of the condition, experts say. Despite having had four attempts to remove the enormous growth, he still has the huge growth on his face. His first surgery was in 2007, but he has undergone three more in recent years through the help of donations. The procedures helped to reduce what was and still is the record for the world's biggest facial tumor. But his appearance still stops him from venturing out into public. Local reports suggest that his growths appear to be slowly developing once more. But for the moment he is able to lead a relatively normal life and has continued to decline offers to show him off as some sort of 'monster'. He first developed a facial tumor when Huang, from a rural area of central China, was just four years old.
