Ivan Basso was released from the Hospital San Raffaele in Milan on Thursday and has returned home to his family following the successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his left testicle.
“I’m good, I’m happy, I have recovered quickly and I’m happy to go back home,” Basso said during an interview published in Gazzetta dello Sport. “I will do a series of check-ups in the next few days but everything went well and I’m happy.”
Basso was diagnosed with seminoma, a malignant neoplasm that is one of the most treatable and curable forms of cancer. He underwent surgery on Wednesday at the Hospital San Raffaele, performed by Doctor Francesco Montorsi, the director of the Urology Unit.
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Although the surgery was a success, his doctors have said they need to await the final examinations before deciding whether Basso will require any further treatment. The complete report based on those final exams should be available with in the next few days.
“The doctor reassured me,“ Basso told the Gazzetta dello Sport before leaving the hospital on Thursday. “Now we have to wait. There are other exams to do but there is a lot of optimism, and I am the first. I am coming back home happy and relieved.”
Basso crashed during stage 5 at the Tour de France and hit his left testicle, however, when the pain did not subside he underwent a test on the rest day on Monday in Pau. It was then that doctors discovered the small lump. He immediately left the race and flew home to Italy, where he met with Doctor Montorsi on Tuesday morning in Milan. The surgery took place on Wednesday.
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