Emperor Empress Tomorrow's Breast Cancer Surgery Hospitalized in Tokyo September 7th 11:45
Empress was admitted to a hospital in Tokyo in the morning of 7 days before undergoing early breast cancer surgery on the 8th.
The emperor left the Imperial Palace by car at 10am on the 7th and headed for the University of Tokyo Hospital in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
When I arrived at the entrance to the hospital ward, I met with the directors who met me, gave a talk to the media, and entered the special room on the 14th floor.
The emperor, in July, found a tumor in the left mammary gland, diagnosed with relatively early breast cancer in the subsequent examination, and started surgery to remove the cancer from 10:00 am on the 8th. I can receive it.
The stage that indicates the degree of progression of cancer is 1, and it is judged that there is no obvious metastasis. This means that specialist doctors from the prefectural Shizuoka Cancer Center and the University of Tokyo will work together.
The doctors plan to perform general anesthesia followed by breast-conserving surgery to remove only the cancer and its surroundings, and it will be completed in about 4 hours including anesthesia.
The emperor's hospitalization has been treated for severe headaches and fever, which may be caused by herpes zoster in 1997, and can be examined for surgery and medical measures on the 7th.
On the 8th, the Emperor will visit the hospital before the operation and snuggle up to the Empress who will enter the operating room, and will visit the hospital again after the operation to see the Empress.
The emperor is planning to be spent alone during hospitalization, so if the operation and subsequent progress is smooth, the hospital is expected to be discharged a few days after the operation.