The Vatican has reported that Pope Leo XIV will not require new treatments, in light of the results obtained after the surgical intervention in which an adenocarcinoma was successfully removed from his right lung, performed on October 13 at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.
The "molecular biology" tests conducted on the tumor confirm that it was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the pathology was "localized." After a "subsequent oncological evaluation," it has been determined that no "additional treatment is necessary," as communicated by the press office of the Holy See and disseminated by Vatican News.
Pope Leo XIV was operated on last Tuesday "successfully" and "within the expected timeframe and manner." The operation was carried out by the thoracic surgery team led by Professor Stefano Margaritora, who noted that the histological analysis performed on-site corroborated "the diagnosis they suspected with the preoperative examinations."
The intervention lasted 90 minutes and consisted of the removal of the lower lobe of the right lung using a video-assisted technique.