Tree Grows in Man's Lung. No, Really.
By: RNS
Updated: April 16, 2009
A Russian man who apparently ingested a tiny seed was found to have an inch-long fir tree seedling in his lung.
Artyom Sidorkin, 28, went to a hospital in his hometown in central Russia last week complaining of chest pain.
Doctors x-rayed his chest and spotted what they thought was a tumor. When a surgeon performed a biopsy, however, a few tender green needles poked out.
Doctors think Sidorkin inhaled the seed and it somehow took root. They're preserving the surrounding lung tissue for further study.
Artyom Sidorkin, 28, went to a hospital in his hometown in central Russia last week complaining of chest pain.
Doctors x-rayed his chest and spotted what they thought was a tumor. When a surgeon performed a biopsy, however, a few tender green needles poked out.
Click here if you're feeling adventurous and want to see the picture of the tree.
Doctors think Sidorkin inhaled the seed and it somehow took root. They're preserving the surrounding lung tissue for further study.
