Polyp Taken From Tower’s Colon Is Benign
Final laboratory reports showed Saturday that a polyp removed from the colon of Defense Secretary-designate John Tower is benign, confirming that he is free of cancer after the removal of malignant cells Dec. 27.
Tower, 63, a former senator from Texas, was in good condition at Baylor University Medical Center.
Doctors removed a 4-centimeter polyp and 12 inches of Tower’s colon on Thursday, his surgeon said during a news conference Friday. Doctors also removed some tissue Thursday from Tower’s rectum, and final test results made public Saturday showed that tissue to be free of cancer.
Officials said Tower would remain in the hospital for about another week.
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