NEW YORK (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy who suffers horrible pain caused by a massive growth in his hand may soon get relief courtesy of a New York City medical team.
Rohit Bachani has been forced to walk around for years with his left arm raised above his head because of the nearly 9 pounds of excess tissue. The growth is caused by a rare condition known as congenital vascular malformation.
A medical team led by Dr. Robert Rosen plans to perform a final surgery at Roosevelt Hospital on Wednesday to reduce the growth's size. Rosen has already injected a special foam into Rohit's arm to shrink the lump.
The Pakistani-born boy's parents had long sought treatment for their son. They had been told one of the only solutions was to amputate his arm.
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