Heartwarming breaking news comes from the Molinette Hospital in Turin. This is the first case in the world of a successful pregnancy after the mother underwent surgery for a malignant cartilage tissue tumor.
The mother underwent surgery in the 4th month of pregnancy
At 12 weeks, doctors diagnosed a rare form of cancer, chondrosarcoma. With an incidence rate of 1 in 100,000 people, the only viable solution was surgery, which was successful. It is the first case in the world of a pregnancy brought to term after such a major surgery.
The symptoms appeared around the third month of pregnancy: vision problems and some pain that didn’t seem to worry the 36-year-old too much but prompted her to seek medical attention. However, a tumor measuring 1.5 cm was compressing the nerves, affecting her vision and eye movement.
The surgery lasted about 3 hours and was performed endoscopically, through the nostrils and into the skull. Five months later, we are here to share this incredible story. The mother gave birth to a healthy baby weighing 3.9 kg via cesarean section at the Sant’Anna Hospital. Both are now home, although the new mother will need to continue treatment.
Congratulations and best wishes to the new mother and the extraordinary medical team, led by Dr. Francesco Zenga, head of skull base and pituitary surgery at the same hospital, and Dr. Federica Penner, both from the Department of Neurosciences at the Città della Salute in Turin.
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