A Glasgow woman had skin and muscle tissue removed from her left arm to fill a hole in her throat after she successfully battled a rare cancer. Victoria Christie noticed a lump in her mouth begin to grow and change colour. The 29-year-old visited the doctor in August last year and had two biopsies. However, medical experts were still uncertain about the lump. The Pollok woman was eventually diagnosed in January with a salivary gland tumour, which is a rare form of cancer. It is believed that only 720 people are diagnosed with the condition each year in the UK.
A Glasgow woman had skin and muscle tissue removed from her left arm to fill a hole in her throat after she successfully battled a rare cancer . Victoria Christie noticed a lump in her mouth begin to grow and change colour. The 29-year-old visited the doctor in August last year and had two biopsies. However, medical experts were still uncertain about the lump. The Pollok woman was eventually diagnosed in January with a salivary gland tumour , which is a rare form of cancer.
It is believed that only 720 people are diagnosed with the condition each year in the UK. READ MORE: Police rush to Glasgow M8 crash as multiple lanes on busy motorway blocked READ MORE: Tributes to former Glasgow sheriff who died after battling short illness Victoria told Glasgow Live: "I had the lump for two years but it's a slow progressing cancer that's why it took so long to diagnose. "It started growing in size, changing colour and hurting a wee bit. It was about August time that I went to the doctors. "The doctors told me that it wasn't something they could deal with, it was more of a dental issu
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