A doctor in Boston says he and a team of specialists can treat a 10-year-old Vietnamese orphan who travelled to Canada seeking medical help for a large growth on his face, but was turned away by a Toronto hospital.
Dr. John Mulliken, a plastic surgeon with a specialty in vascular anomalies, says he has reviewed Hoang Son Pham's medical files and is confident he could reduce the football-size growth.
Mulliken says officials at Children's Hospital Boston are looking at funding options to cover some of the costly procedures.
He says the hospital is forwarding a proposal to Son Pham's caregivers in Halifax, where he is staying temporarily.
Son Pham came to Canada last summer to have his case reviewed by the children's hospital in Toronto.
But earlier this month, the hospital said it wouldn't proceed with treatment because the growth wasn't life-threatening.
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