Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says
Pope Leo was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer after doctors removed a lower lobe of his right lung in surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin.
Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, following a surgery to remove a section of his right lung, the Vatican disclosed. The 71-year-old Pope underwent the procedure at Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday. Subsequent tissue tests during the operation confirmed the doctors' suspicions. Pope Leo was admitted to Gemelli for the surgery to remove a growth on his lung, which was identified during a routine health checkup.
The Vatican earlier confirmed the surgery's success, but provided further details from the Pope's chief surgeon, Professor Stefano Margaritora. "Using a video-assisted technique, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," Margaritora explained. "An immediate intraoperative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, as had been suspected from the pre-operative tests."
The surgery, which lasted approximately 90 minutes, was successful with no complications. The Pope has woken up normally and is currently resting in his hospital room.
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