Huang Chuncai

Huang Chuncai

Huang Chuncai is a man from southern Hunan province in China, who is famous for being born with an extreme case of Neurofibromatosis. He was the subject of a 2008 Bodyshock documentary entiled 'I am the Elephant man'. Huang Chuncai was born in 1977. He is the eldest child in his family, and has a younger brother and sister, and one nephew. Huang's parents first noticed signs of deformity when he was four years old. He was taken to hospital and diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis. His parents were too poor to finance an operation, and the doctors also said it was too dangerous. They were a poor family. His father earned money by selling noodles in the local market. Huang's tumor continued to grow, and when he was eight years old he started school, but left when he was ten because he was isolated by the other children, who called him the elephant man. When he was 31 years old his tumor weighed 15 kg. [http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/B/bodyshock/elephant_man/programme/gallery_4_elephant_man.html] .

He had an operation in July 2007 that removed 15 kg (33 lb.) from the right side of his face [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4116455&page=1] . He had a second operation in January 2008 to remove a further 10 lb. of tissue from the right side [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4116455&page=1] . A third operation is planned for later this year to remove the tumor on the left side of his face [http://www.orienttumor.com/ENGLISH/my/news_08-4-11.htm] .

ee also

*Neurofibromatosis
*Joseph Merrick
*Bodyshock
*Tumor

References

* [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4116455&page=1 "Man with Tumor for Face Braves Surgery"] , "ABC News", January 11, 2008

External links

* [http://www.orienttumor.com/ENGLISH/my/news_08-4-11.htm Page for Huang Chuncai at the Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou]
* [http://www.orienttumor.com/czxnr/08-1-11.htm Pictures from after the January 2008 surgery]
*http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fc7FU6PB-GY
*http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_NAmaEtAvLY
*http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/B/bodyshock/elephant_man/index.html


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