Two-month-old baby 'happy and healthy' after miraculous surgery to remove neck tumour the size of her head

Two-month-old baby 'happy and healthy' after miraculous surgery to
remove neck tumour the size of her head





By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 7:03 AM on 24th September 2011






A two-month-old baby girl is
recovering after doctors at a Florida children's hospital miraculously
removed a benign two-and-a-half-pound tumour from her neck.

Peyton Marie Kirby was born on July 11 with a
tumour caused by a lymph blood vessel malformation that had dangerously
entwined with nerves and
arteries.

Incredibly, the mass weighed a third
of her eight-pound, 15-ounce body weight - approximately the size of her
small head.


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Brave: Peyton Marie Kirby, born on July 11,
after doctors at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville were able
to surgically remove a tumour from her neck






Little
Peyton underwent a 14-hour surgery at Wolfson Children's Hospital in
Jacksonville on August 8.

Doctors said the surgery was
complicated by the location of the mass, which was putting pressure on
her heart.






According to a news release issued
by the hospital, mother Tiffany Kirby gave birth via Caesarean section
after an ultrasound at the 21st week of her pregnancy revealed the mass
growing on the baby's neck.

An obstetrician identified the
mass as a cystic hygroma. But despite its close proximity to the baby's
heart, doctors determined after birth the infant needed to grow before
it could be removed.



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Heartbreaking: Baby Peyton Kirby underwent a mammoth 14 hour surgery
to remove a two-and-a-half pound benign tumour



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Tense: Baby Peyton Kirby being prepared for
surgery, which involved carefully removing the mass that had pressed
down on her heart









Doctors Saswata
Roy, a
craniofacial surgeon at Wolfson and Nemours, and pediatric surgeon Nick
Poulos were both involved in the case before Peyton was born.

Roy told the Jacksonville
Times-Union Peyton was able to breathe on her own and spent the first
weeks of her life in hospital before the surgery.

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Angelic: Coming through the lengthy surgery with
no immediate after-effects, Peyton will now go through physical therapy
to restore muscle definition




Doctors said she is healthy, although
she does have weakness on her right side caused by nerve and muscle
damage. She is expected to undergo physical therapy to recover.

Doctors say minor surgeries should take care
of baby Peyton's scar and the hollow look the surgery left on her neck.


Tiffany Kirby and her fiancé Andrew
Dandurand said that Peyton is healthy and happy.
'She smiles all the time,' Tiffany Kirby said.
'She's a happy baby.'








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Dr. Saswata Roy





Areas of Expertise

• Ear, Nose, and Throat - ENT (Otolaryngology)
  
• Facial
  Impairments
  
• Genetic Disorders
  
• Minimally Invasive
  Surgery
  
• Pediatric Voice Program
  
• Plastic Surgery
  
• Skeletal
  Dysplasia
  

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Dr. Nicholas D. Poulos





Areas of Expertise

• Facial Impairments
  
• General Surgery
  
• Inpatient
  Hospital Care
  
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  
• Outpatient
  Surgery
  
• Perinatal Care