Girl, 3, diagnosed with rare tumour after ‘wart’ was dismissed as ‘nothing to worry about’ by GP for two years

A GIRL was diagnosed with a rare tumour on her foot - after doctors mistook it for a wart. Nansi Alys was taken to the doctor at the age of three after her mum Leila Evans noticed a small lump on her toe. 6 Nansi Alys was diagnosed with a rare tumour after ‘wart’ was dismissed as ‘nothing to worry about’ Credit: SWNS 6 The 'wart' continued to grow for years Credit: SWNS Doctors told Leila that the lump was a wart - but in the months following, the lump continued to grow.

Leila, from Criccieth in Gwynedd, Wales, persisted - until in 2022, when a different GP saw the lump and believed it to be a tumour. "In May 2021, I took her to the doctor because I found a little wart-type growth on her toe," said Leila. "We went back and forth, and they said they thought it was a wart and there was nothing to worry about.

" Read more on cancer HEARTLESS Mum claimed child had cancer to steal from charity set up in memory of tragic boy 'WE FEEL NUMB' Dad, 47, diagnosed with incurable cancer just 2 days after his baby was born In June 22, they were seen by another doctor, who said the lump looked like a cyst . "He transferred us to a specialist at Bangor Hospital, and he said it looked like a benign cyst and there was nothing to worry about," she explained. Doctors gave Leila the option get to leave the lump or get it removed.

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