Baby Had A Foot In His Brain

9:59 am EST December 18th, 2008 | News | 5 Comments

What? What? WHAT?

A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumor he removed from the brain of a Colorado Springs infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts.

Dr. Paul Grabb said he operated on Sam Esquibel at Memorial Hospital for Children after an MRI showed a microscopic tumor on the newborn’s brain. Sam was 3 days old and otherwise healthy.

Grabb said that while removing the growth, he discovered it contained a nearly perfect foot and the formation of another foot, a hand and a thigh.

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5 Responses to “Baby Had A Foot In His Brain”

  1. Nate says:
    December 18, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Oh man! It’s the Dark Half!

    Don’t let him write any books when he grows up.

  2. Rheinhard says:
    December 18, 2008 at 10:28 am

    I like PZ’s take on this.

    Next time some fundam anti-choicer gets in your face, ask them whether they think this partially formed “fetus” should be left in the kid’s brain? After all, look at the widdle toes! It’s a bay-beeeeee! Has this teratoma been ensouled?

  3. anotherbozo says:
    December 18, 2008 at 11:46 am

    Thanks to Oliver I no longer have to buy a National Enquirer at the supermarket. Money saved to pay the mortgage!

    Foot-in-Mouth

  4. Crusty Dem says:
    December 18, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    uhh, bozo, it’s a real story. It’s not like Oliver is talking about batboy or something..

    Bonus points for the first poster at PZ’s place bringing up Kuato…

  5. Duros62 says:
    December 18, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Has this teratoma been ensouled?

    His name is Terry, and he’s evil.