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Japanese woman in her 50s left incapacitated, unable to breathe after surgeon mistakenly removes healthy brain tissue instead of benign tumour

Japanese woman in her 50s left incapacitated, unable to breathe after surgeon mistakenly removes healthy brain tissue instead of benign tumour
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A Japanese woman in her 50s was left unable to breathe after a surgeon removed healthy tissue from her brain by mistake, instead of a benign tumour. According to Japanese media TV Asahi, the error was committed by surgeons at Kyoto University Hospital in July 2026. The woman is now unable to bre...

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