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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Doctors shrink tumour of baby still in womb in major breakthrough

File image of a foetus seen on an ultrasound scan. Doctors say the baby had a rare genetic malformation known as CPAM - (AFP via Getty)

Chinese doctors shrunk a potentially fatal tumour inside a baby’s chest while it was still in the womb without making an incision, developing a breakthrough procedure that could save thousands of lives.

The baby had developed a genetic lung malformation known as CPAM, which doctors said occurs in roughly 1 in 25,000–35,000 pregnancies.

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