In a statement released by the Vatican on Tuesday evening at 9:53 pm, doctors said that the nodule removed from Leo’s lung was adenocarcinoma and that a lobe of his lung was removed. However, as the Pope himself indicated when he announced the surgery on Sunday, the nodule was small and “well-localized.” “The lower lobe of the right lung was removed using a video-assisted technique,” the doctors said. “The intra-operative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma, as suspected by the pre-operative tests,” the doctors stated, adding that the surgery lasted about 90 minutes, and the Holy Father was in the operating room for about three hours. “The procedure was successful and there were no complications,” they added, reiterating what had initially been announced some two hours earlier. After the surgery the Pope awoke normally and, following a brief observation period, returned to his room on the 10th floor. Following the operation, Pope Read More…

Vatican: Nodule was cancerous, surgery a success