- Chingrung Mro’s family were unable to afford treatment for the rare disease
- 11-month-old girl from Bangladesh could die if the tumour isn’t removed
- First admitted at nine months and diagnosed with a ganglioglioma cyst
- Facebook campaign launched by social worker caught attention of minister
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A rare disease has left an 11-month-old girl with a tumour covering half of her face.
Chingrung Mro, from a remote area of Bangladesh, was first admitted to hospital at nine months and diagnosed with a ganglioglioma cyst – a rare slow-growing tumour.
Since birth, it has been growing consistently bigger and could be fatal for the little girl if left untreated.
A rare disease has left 11-month-old girl Chingrung Mro with a tumour covering half of her face. Her family, from Kanchi in Bangladesh, were unable to afford treatment but a social media campaign has changed her life
However, her family were unable to afford treatment in her hometown due to the expense.
But a social media campaign launched by social worker Fabian Gomez is set to change her life.
Mr Gomez’s Facebook campaign caught the attention of Bangladeshi minister Obaidul Quader, who arranged for Chingrung to be treated at Dhaka Medical College.
He said: ‘Many people tried to help by raising funds, but we wanted to provide her with better treatment because she’s a baby.
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The campaign caught the attention of Bangladeshi minister Obaidul Quader, who arranged for Chingrung to be treated at Dhaka Medical College by a team of surgeons
Chingrung’s father Singrao Mro (pictured) hopes the treatment will give his daughter a new chance at life
‘We contacted the minister and after the meeting we asked him to provide the baby with good treatment.’
GANGLIOGLIOMA CYSTS
Ganglioglioma is rare brain tumor that commonly causes seizures, usually in the form of a cyst.
They can occur anywhere in the brain, mostly in the temporal lobes – the area located on the sides of the brain by the ears.
CT scans are often used to provide pictures of the brain to help diagnose the tumour.
More than 95 percent of gangliogliomas are low grade and tend not to recur after removal.
The team at Dhaka Medical College have put together a board of surgeons – including a neurosurgeon, paediatric surgeon and a plastic surgeon – and they will soon operate on Chingrung to reduce its size.
Samanta Lal Sen, the plastic surgeon, is feeling positive and hopes to remove the tumour and cover the defect with plastic surgery.
Chingrung’s adoring father Singrao Mro hopes the treatment will give his daughter a new chance at life.
He said: ‘I hope my daughter will improve in this hospital and I want to thank everyone that helped her.’
She was first admitted at nine months and diagnosed with a ganglioglioma cyst – a rare slow-growing tumour
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