Toronto Mayor Rob Ford underwent multiple CT scans of his abdomen and chest, a biopsy and an ultrasound examination at Mt. Sinai hospital Thursday after being admitted to hospital following the discovery of a mass in his abdomen yesterday.
The results of the biopsy, crucial in understanding the nature and extent of the tumour, are not expected for another week.
“We are still in a holding pattern,” said Dr. Zane Cohen, a colorectal surgeon at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
“Tomorrow we need to do further investigations in the form of an MRI and have a multidisciplinary discussion between different clinical members and then decide on the next steps.”
Cohen declined to speculate on the cause or precise nature of the mass, saying that Mayor Ford was “resting comfortably” and that he was “surrounded by family members.”
Once the biopsy results are in, Cohen said, hospital staff will “be able to talk in facts and not in suppositions."
Doctors are not sure exactly what organ the mass may be growing on, but Cohen said it is a "fair size."
Ford was admitted to hospital yesterday after complaining of "unbearable pain" in his abdomen that has persisted for nearly three months.
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