The story of a two-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a rare tumor in the ovary

The doctors thought that McKenna Shea Xydias he had a gas bubble in his stomach, but the results of three studies would leave everyone surprised; both revealed a more complex diagnosis: the two-year-old girl had several cancerous tumors in the body, one of them has 14 centimeters in the right ovary, another near his liver and others around his abdomen.

"Kenni", as his relatives call him, was diagnosed on February 15 with a tumor in the yolk sacafter her parents had to pick her up at school because she had a very high fever and her stomach was inflamed.

The doctors thought that they hadGas in your stomachbut after doing an ultrasound, a CT scan and an MRI, the diagnosis was not favorable because they discovered the ovarian yolk sac tumor of 14 centimeters, one near your liver and others more around your abdomen.

According to Daily mail, Kenni is the youngest patient to suffer this type of unusual cancerbecause it is usually diagnosed in women aged 10 to 30 years.

The experts pointed out that 20% of all Ovarian tumors are cancerous, but of all cases detected, only 20% are in the vitelino bag, making it one of the most dangerous tumors.
"It's very, very rare," he said for the first time. Daily mail Dr. Robert Wenham, Director of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center.

The doctor indicated that between The common symptoms in the girl are inflammation and abdominal pain.

Mike Xydias, Kenni's father, told ABC News that the cancer that the child is suffering from is in the smart stage three, so his right ovary was removed and five inches from his small intestine, He is also about to start his chemotherapy treatment this week.

"We are trying to go through each step one step at a time, but having to think about how these tumors and the resulting chemotherapy can affect Kenni in the long run also forces us to look at the bigger picture," he says. Mike writes on the GoFundMe fundraising page. .

In an interview with Hello AmericaMeagan Xydias, Kenni's mother, said, "I know that as a mother, it can be difficult to see your doctor and say," Something's wrong "because they know what's going on. they do, but you sometimes have to trust their instincts. "

The girl's family received financial support from her family and friends, who raised money to cover the costs of treatment and accounts, as Mike and Meagan had to leave their jobs as teachers. Georgia in the United States.