Novemthree Siahaan

Novemthree Siahaan (3 November 1998 – 14 September 2005) was an Indonesian boy who had the rare condition gigantiform cementoma. According to the Financial Times, he had "the largest recorded facial tumour".[1] The story of his life garnered much media attention when he was taken to Taiwan for treatment. His surgeries were filmed for international broadcast on the Discovery Health Channel. Siahaan was from Batam Island, Indonesia.[2][3]

Media

Novemthree's story was shared on the Discovery Health Channel in 2005. Channel 5 covered Siahaan in a story titled "Extraordinary People: The Boy with a Tumour for a Face".[1] He was profiled by the BBC.[4]

References
  1. French, Karl (10 April 2006). "Critics Choice Television Karl French". Financial Times. p. 14. ProQuest 249893990.
  2. 范振和 (2 April 2004). "切除腫瘤 印尼男童安度危機 艱鉅挑戰 國際媒體關注 慈濟醫療團隊開刀七小時 未出現大量失血" [Removal of tumor, Indonesian boy is in crisis. Difficult challenge, international media attention, Tzu Chi medical team operated for seven hours without massive blood loss]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. B4.
  3. 范振和 (6 April 2004). "印尼男童諾文狄 手術後良好" [Indonesian boy Novemthree well after surgery]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. B4.
  4. 林碧玉 (2020). 人醫仁醫：打造醫療桃花源 [Compassionate Doctor: Creating a Paradise for Medical Treatment] (in Chinese). Taiwan: 如是文化. ISBN 978-986-550-642-1. Retrieved 5 December 2021.


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