A man in eastern China's Zhejiang Province removed a tumor inside his mouth by performing several rounds of surgery on himself, local media reported.

41-year-old Ye Feng (pseudonym) is a postal worker living in the city of Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in February 2014. The tumor was found in his right upper jaw.

41-year-old Ye Feng (pseudonym) is a postal worker living in the city of Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in February 2014. The tumor was found in his right upper jaw.

Ye initially underwent surgery and went through 13 rounds of chemotherapy, but a new tumor was found growing inside his mouth this May. He refused to undergo more surgery or have any of his facial tissue removed, as he feared such an operation might be costly and risky.

The tumor had grown to the size of a ping pong ball by May 20, making it difficult for Ye to breathe or eat. He decided to remove the tumor on his own.

"Either it takes me down, or I take it down," Ye told the local newspaper.

Ye performed the surgery in the washroom at his home. Using tools bought from the hospital and an ordinary flashlight to shed light on the inside of his mouth, Ye cut out his tumor bit by bit. Each step of the surgery took around 30 minutes, and Ye would not let anyone watch him perform the surgery.

"I have done this a dozen times now, and the pieces of tumor that I have removed add up to the size of two eggs," Ye said.

Doctors have warned Ye that performing surgery on himself is risky, but Ye had no choice but to stay at home, as no effective treatment for his condition is yet available in his city.

"We don't know what to do next, but we will not give up as long as there is still hope," Ye's wife said.

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