A day after she was born, a baby girl had a 2 pound tumor removed from her neck.
When Kari Whittington went to visit her doctor on Monday, an ultrasound test revealed a grapefruit size tumor growing on her baby daughter. Ms. Whittington had been to her doctor the prior month, and no abnormalities were found on an ultrasound performed during this visit.
A Caesarean section was performed on Thursday, and Kari's baby daughter, Addison, was delivered five weeks early. Once the delivery was successfully completed, baby Addison was stabilized before a team of nine doctors began their work of removing this large tumor.
Steven Rothenberg, pediatric surgeon, noted that the tumor began to bleed on its own, and that if they did not have everyone of the nine team surgical crew present, it was very possible that Addison would not have survived.
Rothenberg said the growth, called a cervical teratoma, is rare and occurs in about 1 in 50,000 births. The blood-swollen tissue and veins made up 40 percent of Addison's weight.
Dr. Rothenberg thinks little Addison will have to stay in the hospital for about 2 weeks before heading home. Dr. Rothenberg also feels the scar running along Addison's jawline, and the scar on her neck, should eventually disappear.
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