An elite athlete begins to rapidly lose weight when doctors discover his spleen has grown to five times the normal size. It's a race against time before his spleen ruptures!
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Monsters Inside Me: Hijacked Blood Cells
An elite athlete begins to rapidly lose weight when doctors discover his spleen has grown to five times the normal size. It's a race against time before his spleen ruptures!
Added: Aug 4, 2010
Views: 12238 Views
Runtime: 02:17
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