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Twin born with 'orange-sized' tumour | Twin born with 'orange-sized' tumour |
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By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News | By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News |
A baby girl has been born in Sheffield with a huge tumour that accounted for a sixth of her body weight. | |
The orange-sized growth was so large it was crushing Isabel Roberts's throat, leaving her unable to breathe naturally. | |
Doctors needed to rapidly fit a tube to help her breathing before she stopped getting oxygen from her mother. | Doctors needed to rapidly fit a tube to help her breathing before she stopped getting oxygen from her mother. |
The tumour has since been removed and doctors expect Isabel to make a full recovery. | The tumour has since been removed and doctors expect Isabel to make a full recovery. |
Sometimes things go wrong during a baby's development in the womb and tumours can form. In 2012 surgeons in the US removed a tumour while the baby was still in the womb. | |
'Race against time' | 'Race against time' |
Doctors at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Jessops Maternity Hospital noticed an abnormal growth in a scan after 33 weeks. | Doctors at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Jessops Maternity Hospital noticed an abnormal growth in a scan after 33 weeks. |
The twins were delivered by Caesarean section and doctors then started a "race against time" as soon as Isabel's head was free. | |
Consultant anaesthetist Dr Ayman Eissa said: "We estimate the placenta will continue to supply oxygen through the cord for up to five minutes, but you can never be sure. It could break off at any time. | |
"The baby was so small and the tumour so big, it was a very difficult job to secure the airway." | "The baby was so small and the tumour so big, it was a very difficult job to secure the airway." |
While Isabel weighed 3lb 9oz (1.6kg), the tumour alone weighed 0.6lb (0.3kg). | While Isabel weighed 3lb 9oz (1.6kg), the tumour alone weighed 0.6lb (0.3kg). |
"The relief when I secured the tube was unimaginable. It was definitely the most stressful few minutes of my career," Dr Eissa said. | "The relief when I secured the tube was unimaginable. It was definitely the most stressful few minutes of my career," Dr Eissa said. |
Isabel's tumour was removed 10 days later. | Isabel's tumour was removed 10 days later. |
She is now at home in Hoyland, near Barnsley, with her twin sister Alexandra, older sisters Sarah and Olivia and mother and father Maureen and Simon. | |
Mrs Roberts said: "The few weeks leading up to and after the twins' arrival were a blur. It's crazy to think just how much has happened to my baby. I can remember walking into the operating theatre to have the Caesarean and not knowing what was going to have happened when I woke up." | |
The consultant who removed the tumour, Neil Bateman, said: "When we weighed the tumour it accounted for one-sixth of her entire body weight. | |
"It is very rare for a baby to develop a tumour of this size in the womb." | "It is very rare for a baby to develop a tumour of this size in the womb." |
The cancer did not spread, but Isabel is now on a course of chemotherapy. She is expected to make a full recovery and is "getting stronger every day". | The cancer did not spread, but Isabel is now on a course of chemotherapy. She is expected to make a full recovery and is "getting stronger every day". |
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