Surgeons opened her skull to remove a cancerous tumor. Instead, they found a tapeworm.
Rachel Palma was told she most likely had a brain tumor. But during surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, doctors discovered it was a parasite.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Bever Source Type: news
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