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A 16-centimeter, four-pound (approximately 1.8-kilogram)fetal tumorwas successfully removed from ababys tailbone.
I didnt even know what that was, Kristin toldPeopleon Monday (October 7).
So I was freaking out.
A benign tumor isnt a malignant (cancerous) tumor.
Moreover, the tumors can grow very large.
As they grow, the tumors can develop large blood vessels.
They basically steal the blood supply from thebaby, Dr. Nassr explained.
Meanwhile, Jacob, a mechanic, reportedly had to stay in Louisiana and work.
After so manydoctorappointments and seeing it on the ultrasound, it was scary.
It felt like we were in the dark.
On May 21, at 34 weeks, Kristin delivered Adalida via C-section.
The little baby girl was born with the dreaded four-pound tumor, nearly two-thirds of her body weight.
Combined, the baby and tumor weighed more than 10 pounds (approximately 4.5 kilograms).
He toldPeople: It was a big tumor, thats why we were so worried.
We needed to be very careful during delivery.
We had to avoid any trauma or rupture of the tumor.
Shes a good, happy baby, Kristin said.
The delighted mom added: We call her our miracle baby.
We call her angel baby.
There were so many people that loved her.
Consequently, plastic surgeons will reconstruct Adalidas bottom and make her look more like everybody else.
While sacrococcygeal teratoma is extremely rare, it is the most common tumor found in newborns.
At the time, doctors were reportedly unsure whether the little girl would survive.
Saylor reportedly required five blood transfusions during the intricate six-hour operation at the Queensland Childrens Hospital.
There were tubes everywhere.
So scary for the parents to go through all that, a reader commented
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