Two-year-old diagnosed with rare ovarian cancer which caused a tumor as big as a grapefruit
A 2-year-old toddler has been diagnosed with a rare ovarian cancer after doctors found a mass of tumors in her abdomen, making her probably the youngest person in the US to have the condition.
It was initially believed that McKenna "Kenni" Shea Xydias from Senoia, Georgia had massive gas build-up after her stomach bloated and she came down with a 40C fever.
Her worried parents, Meagan and Mike, took her to a pediatrician on February 15 and were left devastated after the MRI scan revealed metastasized tumors, including one as big as a grapefruit.
With the toddler now undergoing surgery and intensive chemotherapy to fight the stage 3 yolk sac ovarian cancer, her parents have taken to social media, saying: "This poor baby needs your prayers." Kenni is believed to be the youngest person in the US to have his form of cancer, which targets the ovarian yolk sac. The illness normally targets girls and women aged between 10 and 30 years, reported Mirror Online.