A mane has tumour TWICE the size of his head

A Man has tumour TWICE the size of his head removed after walking three days for help

Charity Mercy Ships performed the amazing surgery on the Madagascan's face after he arrived asking for help

A desperate grandfather has had a tumour that weighed a STONE and grew to twice the size of his head removed after he walked for three days to seek help.

Sambany revealed that he took on the extraordinary mission after hearing about a brilliant charity that performs medical treatments in some of the poorest nations on earth.

Mercy Ships runs out of an ocean liner that docks in various ports and then opens its doors to offer free, state-of-the-art health care to those in need.

Although the team is chocked full of hugely experienced doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals, few had worked on a tumour the size of Sambany’s.

The Madagascan, who walked for 72 hours to reach the port of Toamasina and is in his 60s, first noticed something was wrong while he was in his 20s.

He first developed a swelling in his left cheek that began to grown - eventually becoming almost twice the size of his head.

After arriving at the Mercy Ship, doctors agreed to perform surgery on him and during an incredible 12-hour operation they removed a growth weighing a staggering 16.5lbs.

Speaking to the Mail Online just before his surgery, Sambany told how he needed the procedure to

He said: "My heart is very, very happy.

"I’m very happy.