Article 1DXBK First man to receive penis transplant in the US hopes to resume a normal life

First man to receive penis transplant in the US hopes to resume a normal life

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Surgeons attach dead donor's penis to 64-year-old who had his penis amputated to prevent a cancerous tumour from spreading

The first man to receive a penis transplant in the US has spoken about his hopes to return to a normal life once he leaves hospital.

Thomas Manning, a 64-year-old bank employee, had a dead donor's penis attached to his body by a team of surgeons in an operation at Massachusetts general hospital in Boston.

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