This is Leyna Gonzalez. When her mother was just 17 weeks pregnant, this ultrasound scan revealed that she had a tumour the size of a peach growing from her mouth. The only way to save her was to remove it while she was still in the womb—a procedure that had never been performed before.The tumor, a fetal oral teratoma, affects fewer than one in 100,000 pregnancies, reports the Guardian. Leynas parents were told they could abort the pregnancy, or that they could wait for her to grow, until she was developed enough to be born. But the risks involved meant she would probably experience fatal bleeding upon delivery because of the tumor. They begged the doctors for another solution.

via This Baby Had a Peach-Sized Tumor Removed With Lasers While in the Womb.