A few weeks before Christmas, a 3-day-old Colorado Springs infant survived surgery to remove what was believed to be a tumor. According to the doctors who performed the amazing procedures, it was "one for the books".Inside the microscopic tumor was what looked like the formations of two feet, a hand and thigh.
"To find a perfectly formed structure (like this inside the brain) is extremely unique, unusual, borderline unheard of," said Dr. Paul Grabb, the veteran pediatric neurosurgeon who performed the operation on Sam at Colorado Springs' Memorial Hospital for Children.
At 41 weeks into the pregnancy, an ultrasound showed fluid in the baby's brain, and an emergency cesarean section was scheduled. The infant appeared healthy, but was given an MRI exam to be sure. The MRI ultimately revealed a tumor, and was scheduled for surgery.
Two and half months later, baby Sam has mostly recovered. Now that the sutures have healed, the infant is scheduled for 25 sessions of physical therapy to improve use of the right side of his head and neck.
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