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Updated · Us Weekly · Aug 6
Joe Amabile Recovers After Surgeons Remove Entire Brain Tumor at 40
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Updated · Us Weekly · Aug 6

Joe Amabile Recovers After Surgeons Remove Entire Brain Tumor at 40

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Aug 6

Summary

  • Amabile, 40, said Thursday that doctors "got it all" after brain surgery, while wife Serena Pitt said the entire tumor was removed and he is recovering well.
  • The operation followed scans last month that found a blueberry-sized brain lesion that appeared to be a glioma, prompting doctors to recommend surgery and testing.
  • Amabile had said the tumor appeared to be in its early stages and that physicians were hopeful they could remove all of the tissue.
  • On the couple's podcast, he explained doctors could not identify the lesion through monitoring alone and chose removal over biopsy because its location made surgery the safer diagnostic option.

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