Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to remove cancerous growths from her left lung, the court announced Friday.
“Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease,” the Supreme Court’s office of Public Information said in a statement Friday, first reported by Politico. The growths were discovered in November.
The 85-year-old justice “underwent a pulmonary lobectomy today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,” the high court’s statement said, adding that the nodules in her lower left lung were discovered “incidentally” during tests to treat rib fractures suffered in a fall Nov. 7.
“According to the thoracic surgeon, Valerie W. Rusch, … both nodules removed during surgery were found to be malignant on initial pathology evaluation,” the statement said. “Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease.”
The court said scans performed before surgery indicated no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.
“Currently, no further treatment is planned,” the statement said. “Justice Ginsburg is resting comfortably and is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days. Updates will be provided as they become available.”
During her 25 years on the bench, Justice Ginsburg has undergone surgery for colorectal cancer in 1999 and was treated for early stages of pancreatic cancer in 2009.
The liberal justice said last week that she will do the job “as long as I can do it full steam.”
President Trump took to Twitter to comment on Justice Ginsburg’s recovery.
“Wishing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a full and speedy recovery!” Mr. Trump tweeted Friday.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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