(Eagle News) – Senator Leila de Lima on Monday underwent a CT scan of the liver at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.
This was after CT-can results of a routine and periodic medical examination at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital showed an impression of a “liver mass.”
“As prescribed by my doctor, the said test is necessary to determine if the liver mass is benign or malignant,” De Lima said in a statement read by her chief of staff, Philip Sawali.
“This is just part of a routine medical checkup to determine if I should go through an operation to avoid any complications,” she added.
The detained senator had her CT scan at the Philippine Heart Center since the PNP General Hospital had no available CT scan machine for a further examination of the supposed mass.
The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court on March 6 had granted De Lima’s request for a one-day medical furlough.
Senator De Lima has been detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City for over a year now, after she was arrested for her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison.
