Our Patients' Stories
Our patients are the true heroes in this journey. These are some of their stories.
(Click on each of the pictures below to learn more)
This section is under permanent construction, as we keep adding to our little warriors’ stories.
16-year-old-girl with a tumor of the clavicle
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
A spirited young girl from Ecuador who loves to sing, play the guitar and dance. She is the valedictorian and standard bearer of her class, and dreams of becoming a performer and music producer.
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
This little angel had to undergo extensive surgery after months of chemotherapy since the tumor on his back had a poor response, most likely due to the highly aggressive nature of his malignant cells.
4-year-old girl with a spinal mass
19-month-old boy with a large tumor on his back
This little girl presented with severe neck pain and weakness of the left side of her body.
4-year-old boy with a large mass on his right chest
This 4-year-old-boy presented with a large soft tissue mass of difficult diagnosis.
10-month-old-baby boy with an enlarging neck mass
This 10-month-old baby boy from Venezuela presented with an expanding neck mass since the age of 5 months, thought to be an infection, treated with antibiotics with no response.
Newborn baby boy with a right hand mass since birth
This newborn baby boy from Paraguay was born with a large right hand soft tissue mass.
12-month-old boy with a posterior brain tumor
12-month-old boy with a posterior brain tumor
12-month-old boy with a posterior brain tumor
This little boy from Ecuador presented with intractable vomits for 2 months. Imaging studies revealed a posterior fossa tumor involving the right pontocerebellar angle.
2-year-old boy with a right neck mass
12-month-old boy with a posterior brain tumor
12-month-old boy with a posterior brain tumor
This boy from Venezuela presented with a large right neck mass..