Tumor removed from child's head

Tumor removed from child's head

JAKARTA (JP): Doctors at the Army-owned Ridwan Meureksa hospital in Central Jakarta have succeeded in removing a protruding tumor from the head of a child in 15 minutes.

The medical team led by Sabarullah operated on 12-year-old Abdul on Wednesday. He is a child of a fisherman from the Seribu Islands, North Jakarta, Lt. Col. Didi Supandi, spokesman for the City Military Command said yesterday.

The operation was funded by the Jakarta branch of the Golkar political organization.

A civic mission team from the City Military Command and Golkar had visited the island recently and found Abdul suffering from the tumor. (29)