Scots tot diagnosed with rare cancer after mum finds lump while changing nappy
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots mum was left devastated after discovering her newborn son had a rare form of cancer while changing his nappy.Nicole Kerr-Lidell, from Rutherglen near Glasgow, was in the middle of changing then four-week-old Jura when she spotted the unusual lump.
The worried mum rushed the youngster to the Royal Hospital for Children to be checked over - and doctors initially believed the spot to be a noncancerous, benign tumour.
However, upon further inspection the family were dealt a massive blow as Jura was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a very rare type of soft tissue tumour.
Speaking to Glasgow Live, Nicole, 31, explained: "After being seen by several doctors, we were seen by a surgeon, who thought it was most likely a benign polyp and it was removed within a few days of our first trip to the hospital."About three weeks later we had a call from the doctor asking if we could come in which was a bit odd.
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