Pope Leo XIV has a malignant lung tumor

Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery to remove a malignant lung tumor. Emergency histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, as expected by the results of preoperative tests, reports sb.by.

According to TASS, the statement of the pontiff’s operating doctors Stefano Margaritor and Luigi Carbone said:

- An emergency histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, as suggested by the results of preoperative tests.

Doctors removed the lower lobe of the right lung using video-assisted surgery. The 71-year-old pontiff spent about three hours on the operating table.