MAN HAS WORLD LARGEST EVER TUMOUR REMOVED IN GROUND BREAKING SURGERY. (SENSITIVE PHOTOS)

A man left bedbound by a leg tumour that weighed more than he did will now be able to walk about thanks to a ground breaking surgery. The massive 55kg malignant tumour weighed close to 1.5 times the body weight of Gurmeet Singh, 26, and is the largest in the history of medical science.

It was removed from his thigh after a four-hour surgery by the doctors of Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. Gurmeet, who weighs just 37 kg post-surgery, has lost his right leg and a portion of the pelvic bone. But the young man, who was bed-ridden for four years is glad he can now walk with the help of a walker.

He said: "I was completely immobile and restricted to bed for four years. I was not even able to rest on my back and had stopped sitting two years ago as the weight of the tumour was too heavy. I could not even roll over or change sides because of it. But now that I have gotten rid of it, I am extremely happy and cannot wait to stand, even though with a support."

Gurmeet, who is currently recuperating in hospital, first felt inflammation in his right thigh in 2008, and three years ago, a biopsy report confirmed it was cancer. His family took him to several doctors in Punjab, his native state in northern India, but he did not receive proper treatment.He was then brought to Max Hospital for the surgery.

Gurmeet is now able to walk with the help of a stretcher and doctors are hoping that a magnetic prosthetic leg could be fixed soon.