Brazilian man sings, plays guitar, while doctors remove brain tumor

TUBRAE, Brazil -- Most people are put under during surgery. But a Brazilian man was not only was he awake during his recent operation, he actually played his guitar and sang as doctors removed a tumor from his brain!

Anthony Kullkamp Dias, 33, strummed his guitar and sang while doctors at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao removed a tumor from his brain. Songs included "Yesterday" by the Beatles and a song he wrote himself for his infant son, according to a press release from the hospital.

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Doctors say they kept Dias awake, singing and talking during his surgery, in order to monitor his motor functions and speech.

Dias, who has played guitar professionally for 20 years, discovered the tumor shortly after his son was born a few months back, according to Brazilian media site G1.

"I played six songs at certain times," he told G1 (as translated by the Telegraph). "My right hand was a bit weaker because that was the side that they were operating on. So I stopped and rested. I was interspersing songs and talking with them."

According to G1, Dias is doing well and should be discharged soon.