Mexican doctors remove child's 33-pound tumor - WQOW TV: Eau Claire, WI NEWS18 News, Weather, and Sports

Mexican doctors remove child's 33-pound tumor

Posted:
By Amie Winters - bio | email

 

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican doctors say they have removed a 33-pound tumor from the body of a 2-year-old child who weighed only 26 pounds.

Dr. Gustavo Hernandez says the child from the northern state of Durango was born with a lump that eventually covered the right side of his body from his armpit to his hip.

Hernandez says it took doctors at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico City 10 hours to remove the tumor on June 14. Hernandez is the director of pediatrics at La Raza hospital.

He says the boy is recovering and doing well.  The doctor also said Tuesday that the operation was the first time Mexican doctors have removed a tumor bigger than the person carrying it.

 

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WQOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's pubic inspection file should contact Director of Station Operations Lisa Patrow at 715-852-5920. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at fccinfo@fcc.gov.