AP Photo: These photos provided by the International Kids Fund Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005.A 14-year-old Haitian girl underwent a rare operation Wednesday to remove much of a 16-pound tumor-like growth on her face that all but obliterated her features. Doctors at Holtz Children’s Hospital finished operating on Marlie Casseus about 11:40 p.m., nearly 16 hours after the procedure began. The surgery is the first of many she will have to undergo.A nonprofit group brought Casseus to the U.S. in September after the painful growth became so big it began to crush her breathing passage. The doctors are donating their time.
