Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez has a malignant tumor

A medical badysis confirmed Friday that the president of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, has a "malignant tumor"said the presidency of that country in a statement.

"Today, the planned diagnostic intervention was performed where the presence of a malignant tumor has been confirmed " He said a document signed by the president's doctor, Mario Zelarayán. However, they indicated that the final report would be available in the coming days.

Finally, the text emphasizes that "the determination of future behavior therapeutic"they depend on the result of studies in progress".

Vázquez, an oncologist by profession, entered a health center in Montevideo Thursday to undergo tests to determine the extent of the newly discovered lung nodule and that he himself made public last Tuesday.

At 18:50, the president, aged 79, arrived at the center of the Spanish badociation in his private car, greeted the press and entered.

During his stay at the medical center, the president underwent a biopsy, something "fundamental" to determine the malignancy of the abnormal image that has been detected in the lung, explained the president of the Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology of Uruguay, Diego Ubillos ,

As he explained to Efe Diego Touya, director of oncology at Maciel Hospital, in this case, the biopsy is performed by a bronchoscopy with a camera that enters the nostrils to the bronchi and looks for the lesion to take a sample of tissue.

Vázquez announced Tuesday that he had detected a pulmonary nodule with "very firm characteristics", that it could "act" from a process malignant".

The same day, the president said that all studies and all necessary treatments would be carried out in Uruguay because the country has a "medical corps of excellence" and advanced technology.

The information on the health of the Uruguayan president is known soon after a new election. The presidential and legislative elections of Uruguay They will take place on Sunday, October 27th. In this regard, Vázquez's personal physician said Wednesday that the president "will certainly end the period (March 1) in good condition," he said. CNN.