article_snippet.sent: Doctors later discovered Joelison had a benign tumour on Joelison pituitary gland that was causing Joelison body to produce uncontrolled amounts of growth hormone.
article_snippet.sent: Joelison initially refused to have a benign tumour on his pituitary gland that was causing his body to produce uncontrolled amounts of growth hormone removed as Joelison didn't want to spend three months in hospital recovering, even though Joelison was warned a benign tumour on his pituitary gland that was causing his body to produce uncontrolled amounts of growth hormone would eventually kill Joelison.
article_snippet.sent: But in 2007, after some convincing from Joelison family, Joelison agreed and had a benign tumour on his pituitary gland that was causing his body to produce uncontrolled amounts of growth hormone removed using less invasive laser surgery performed through Joelison nose.