After suffering from what the doctors described as a sporadic, highly aggressive fibrous tumour, Annelie* can now smile. Here's how doctors helped the two-year-old
Cape Town doctors have successfully removed a tumour in a two-year-old girl's face. Photo: Gallo Images/Getty ImagesAfter suffering from what the doctors described as a sporadic, highly aggressive fibrous tumour, Annelie* can now smile after being given a new lease of life.
She said the doctor prescribed medicine for a gland infection, but when it failed to resolve the problem, they were referred to paediatrician Dr Zakiyya Omarjee, who ordered more tests to be done to get a proper diagnosis. Dr Sunil Aniruth, a maxillofacial and oral surgeon practising at Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, and Sidler assembled an expert team with the necessary skills to perform the highly complicated operation not only to remove the tumour but also to fill the space left in its place with a functional replacement for the young child’s jawbone.