“I Felt Like I Was Leaving Inside,” Pregnant Survives a Tumor and Gives Birth

Specialists from the General Hospital of Zona (HGZ) No. 35 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Ciudad Juárez, managed to save the life of a pregnant woman with 18 weeks of pregnancy and her baby, after the successful removal of a 2.1 kg tumor lodged in the mother's uterus. Dr. Yara Yadhira Chan Franco, head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of this hospital unit, reported that the 35-year-old patient Theodula “N” was diagno…

Mexico City. — IMSS specialists in Ciudad Juárez removed a 2.1 kg tumor from a pregnant woman and managed to save her life and that of her baby. Zona General Hospital (HGZ) No. 35 treated the case of 35-year-old Theodula, diagnosed with a uterine myoma on week 4 of pregnancy. Dr. Yara Chan Franco, head of Gynecology and Obstetrics, reported that the tumor grew rapidly and represented a high risk to the mother and fetus. Mioma was located in a cr…