The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

What did the x-rays from John Hopkins show?

when she went to the hospital

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The doctor felt and saw a "large mass" on Henrietta's pelvis.

Three days later, when she returned complaining once again of pain, a doctor pressed on her abdomen and felt a stony hard mass. An X-ray showed that it was attached to her pelvic wall, nearly blocking her urethra.

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks