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Golf Giant Faces Third Brain Surgery

Ballesteros has deep-seated tumor, docs worried

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 24, 2008 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, weak from two major brain surgeries, will undergo a third today as doctors attempt to remove the remnants of a tumor deep within his brain. His brain began to swell after the first surgery and a second was performed to remove part of his skull, reports the Times of London. A doctor at the Madrid hospital where the operation will be performed characterized his condition as worryng.

Seve Ballesteros hits from the sand during a golf tournament in 2007. Suffering from brain cancer, he is to undergo a third operation today.
Seve Ballesteros hits from the sand during a golf tournament in 2007. Suffering from brain cancer, he is to undergo a third operation today.   (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
The outlook appears grim for Seve Ballesteros as he faces a third brain surgery to remove a deep-seated tumor.
The outlook appears grim for Seve Ballesteros as he faces a third brain surgery to remove a deep-seated tumor.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Seve Ballesteros won 80 titles, including five majors and captained Europe's Ryder Cup winning team.
Seve Ballesteros won 80 titles, including five majors and captained Europe's Ryder Cup winning team.   (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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