You can't make this stuff up. Or maybe you can, but still, I think it's mind-boggling.

A doctor in Colorado found a surprise when removing what he thought was a benign growth from a newborn's brain. Instead of a microscopic tumor, out popped a tiny foot, partially formed hand, a thigh and another partially formed foot.  

The doc said "he could not tell whether the miniature limbs were from a benign stem cell tumor called a teratoma or the remnants of an identical twin that did not split off and survive, a condition called fetus in fetu."

"It looked like the breach delivery of a baby, coming out of the brain," Grabb told The Associated Press. "To find a perfectly formed structure is extremely unique, unusual, borderline unheard of." 

Foot in brain The baby was three days old when the docs found a microscopic tumor in his brain. (Thank goodness, the baby is alive and well.)


Several questions come to mind. One - how was the thigh identified? Two - what was the immediate reaction of the surgeon? Three - does a foot, hand, thigh and second foot really constitute "microscopic"? Four, do you think KFC will come out with a new thighs, wings and foot bucket special? Five, instead of hoof in mouth, will it be foot in brain?

Yikes. You can view pictures, which are prefaced with a warning on the ABC site.