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Surgeons find cancer in Pope Leo XIV and take out part of his right lung
The Vatican says tests during surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital confirmed lung adenocarcinoma and Pope Leo XIV is recovering without complications.
Doctors have confirmed cancer in Pope Leo XIV. Surgeons took out part of his right lung during an operation the Vatican calls a success.
Inside the operation
Vatican officials said Tuesday that the 71-year-old pope had surgery at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. A worrisome growth led the surgical team to take out the bottom section of that lung.
While the operation was underway they studied tissue from the growth. It turned out to be lung adenocarcinoma, which is a form of lung cancer.
Leo was in the operating room for around three hours. The procedure itself took roughly an hour and a half.
How he is doing
According to the Vatican the surgery went as planned with no complications. The pope came out of anesthesia normally. After a short stretch of monitoring he was brought back to his room.
What came before
On Sunday Leo told the public that a recent exam had turned up a growth on his lung. He said then that it had been found very early and had not spread. At that point nobody had confirmed it was cancer.
He is expected to stay in the hospital for about a week. His November trip to South America is still on.
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