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news Scmp World 2026-04-29

Shanghai Boy Diagnosed with Throat Lump Thought to Be Twin

A six-year-old Chinese boy was initially diagnosed with a throat lump believed to be a 'twin brother.' After being examined at a major hospital in Shanghai, doctors identified it as a tumor rather than a developmental abnormality.


A six-year-old Chinese boy was diagnosed with a lump in his throat, which doctors said was his “twin brother”. The youngster, Xiaoliang, had been snoring heavily for the past six months, and only ate soft food. His mother, surnamed Liu, found it odd and took him for a medical examination. Their local hospital said he had an egg-sized tumour in his throat, adding that they could not treat the disease. Liu then took Xiaoliang to the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai. There, an.....

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