Pele recovering after tumor operation
Updated On: 08 September, 2021 08:06 AM IST | AP
He went to the hospital for routine exams last week when the tumor was found
Pele
Pele has had an apparent tumor on the right side of his colon removed in an operation. Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said on Monday that the football great is in an intensive care unit and will be transferred to a regular room on Tuesday.
The operation was a “great victory,” Pele, 80, said on his social media channels on Monday.
He went to the hospital for routine exams last week when the tumor was found. The hospital said in a statement the tumor was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory exams. It added it collected samples to be analysed for pathologies.
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