Pope Leo XIV has announced he will have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. The 71-year-old said in a weekly address in St Peter’s Square... Advertise with NZME ... - AFP ... Close ... .
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation this week to remove “a localized nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy ... What are lung nodules and are they cancerous? ... Health ... .
Following excision, specimen mammography confirmed the lesion was completely removed, and a frozen-section examination showed no evidence of residual disease at the margins. Mrs. Sarala recovered... .
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage" ... .
He added that the Pope is expected to take about a week to recover ... A lung nodule is a small lump of tissue that is usually detected following an X-ray or CT scan of the chest, according to the NHS. Most nodules do not cause other symptoms. .
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage.”Advertisement 2. Story continues below ... SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES ... .