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Cancer patient in US has penis transplant

A cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the US, a Boston hospital said.

Cancer patient in US has penis transplant

Tue, 17 May, 2016 - 01:00

Patrick Mairs

Massachusetts General Hospital said that Thomas Manning, of Halifax, Massachusetts, received the transplanted penis in a 15-hour procedure last week.

The donor was deceased.

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