Tot born with 1kg cyst under her arm - so heavy it's making her spine curve from pbs kids july 18 2022 Watch Video

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A toddler born with a cyst the size of a pineapple under her arm is so heavy her spine has started to curve.<br/><br/>Jessi Campbell, two, was born with an estimated 1kg growth on her left arm, chest and fingers.<br/><br/>She was diagnosed with lymphatic malformation before birth – where lymph vessels form abnormally – and Kippel-Trelauney Syndrome at 11-months-old in July 2022. <br/><br/>The syndrome is a collection of symptoms - port wine stains, varicose veins and hypertrophy which is the extra growth of a limb. <br/><br/>Jessi has had three rounds of sclerotherapy – where a solution is injected into the veins to make the lymph collapse and shrink the cyst - and will continue to have more.<br/><br/>She took longer to walk – due to her balance – and is now struggling with a curved spine due to the weight of her arm. <br/><br/>The weight of her arm changes \