Doctors from Miami have removed a 15-pound (seven-kilo) facial tumor from a 15-year-old Vietnamese girl, US-based CBS Television reported Thursday.
Lai Thi Dao, or Dao Thi Lai as she is known by the international media, underwent a 12-hour surgery on Tuesday to remove the Schwannoma tumor, one of the largest of its kind, according to doctors at the University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
“Lai responded very well to surgery and the outcome is better than expected,” Miami Herald quoted Dr. Jesus Gomez and Dr. Robert Marx, oral and maxillofacial surgeons of the university as saying.
“We are very optimistic and look forward to sharing more news on her progress as she recovers.”
The doctors said there was little chance the tumor would return.
Beginning from a small lump when Lai was three, the huge tumor covered a large part of her face and neck, threatening to make her blind and block her throat.
The Schwannoma tumor, or tissue growths covering nerves, was not uncommon and usually not cancerous, yet cases of that size were extremely rare, AFP quoted a doctor as saying last week.
Due to the tumor, Lai had to drop out of school and could hardly perform daily activities like eating, drinking, sleeping and walking.
Her body also could not grow normally as the nutrients were absorbed by the huge mass.
Lai’s plight caught the attention of the International Kids Fund (IKF), which has launched a fundraising campaign to cover the expected US$107,000 costs for the operation.
Lai said she hoped to attend school once she recovered and returned to Vietnam.
Lai Thi Dao, or Dao Thi Lai as she is known by the international media, underwent a 12-hour surgery on Tuesday to remove the Schwannoma tumor, one of the largest of its kind, according to doctors at the University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
“Lai responded very well to surgery and the outcome is better than expected,” Miami Herald quoted Dr. Jesus Gomez and Dr. Robert Marx, oral and maxillofacial surgeons of the university as saying.
“We are very optimistic and look forward to sharing more news on her progress as she recovers.”
The doctors said there was little chance the tumor would return.
Beginning from a small lump when Lai was three, the huge tumor covered a large part of her face and neck, threatening to make her blind and block her throat.
The Schwannoma tumor, or tissue growths covering nerves, was not uncommon and usually not cancerous, yet cases of that size were extremely rare, AFP quoted a doctor as saying last week.
Due to the tumor, Lai had to drop out of school and could hardly perform daily activities like eating, drinking, sleeping and walking.
Her body also could not grow normally as the nutrients were absorbed by the huge mass.
Lai’s plight caught the attention of the International Kids Fund (IKF), which has launched a fundraising campaign to cover the expected US$107,000 costs for the operation.
Lai said she hoped to attend school once she recovered and returned to Vietnam.
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