How surgery helped woman survive brain tumor
‘I’ll never, ever take one moment for granted,’ patient says
The brave battle that U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) is waging against brain cancer has put a spotlight on brain tumors in a way that is making millions of Americans pay attention.
Doctors at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn are publicly discussing a case involving a Brooklyn woman who survived a brain tumor and continues to thrive under their care.
Dr. David Gordon, director of cranial, vascular, and skull-base neurosurgery at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, operated last year on Diana Lipari, 36, after a two-inch tumor was discovered at the base of her skull.
“I’m doing great,” Lipari said in a statement on Monday. “Dr. Gordon saved my life. I’ll never, ever take one moment for granted.”