Mayor Rob Ford’s tumour has been diagnosed as being a malignant liposarcoma, Dr. Zane Cohen told reporters on Thursday.
The mayor will undergo chemotherapy as part of his treatment at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Cohen said doctors believe it is a "fairly aggressive tumour."
Ford's family was told about the diagnosis "in the last 72 hours," Cohen said.
Cohen said the mayor is experiencing some pain.
"We are dealing with that, we are managing that. That's all that I can say about that really," Cohen said.
The mayor's chemotherapy is expected to start in the next 48 hours.
Ford, 45, went into hospital last Wednesday, at which time the tumour was first discovered. Two days later, he dropped out of the mayoral race.
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