Ali Anter: 'World's oldest man', aged '140', dies after amputating 'two horns' from head, family says
YEMEN: The world's "oldest man," who had horns on his head, died during an amputation to remove the growths, according to the man's family. According to claims, Ali Anter, who had gnarled, horn-like growths sprouting from the side of his head, was 140 years old at the time of his death.
However, his age has not been recognized by the government, and Juan Vicente Pérez of Venezuela is currently the oldest man known alive at 113 years and 293 days. According to reports, Ali died three days after a video was recorded showing one man trying to cut the enormous growth with a heated object while appearing to be untrained, as reported by MiddleEastMonitor.
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'The two-horned'
According to a family member, Ali's death followed his physical and mental decline due to advancing age. However, the relative is reported to have suggested that the "primitive way" the tumor was amputated may have hastened his demise, according to The Mirror. Ali, also known as "The two-horned," developed horn-like growths on either side of his forehead after he crossed 100, according to the Yemeni newspaper Aden al-Ghad.
Tumor amputated
One of the tumors curved like a goat's horn as it developed. By the time of Anter's death, it had grown so big that it was at his mouth level. Such conditions are more prevalent in elderly patients and those with fairer skin, and they can develop from benign, premalignant, or malignant skin lesions, as per reports.
They may occasionally be linked to UV radiation exposure from the sun and other sources. The majority of the growths are benign, but sometimes they can be malignant or precancerous and need to be treated. They can also appear in other locations throughout the body, according to The Mirror.
