Pauly Shore recovering after benign pancreatic tumor removal

Comedian and actor Pauly Shore said he is recovering after surgery to remove a benign tumor in his pancreas that was discovered during a preventive full-body scan several months ago. In an Instagram video and caption posted on Aug. 27, Shore, 57, said the scan was performed in Las Vegas at a SimonMed clinic, that he was contacted about an abdominal abnormality about a week later, and that he underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai on Aug. 21 to have the mass removed.

Shore said doctors told him the tumor was noncancerous and may have been present for 15 to 20 years. Although it was not an emergency, treating physicians recommended removal, and Shore said the operation took only the tumor and a small amount of surrounding tissue, leaving his pancreas intact. In the video he thanked the medical team, identified Dr. Nicholas Nissen as his surgeon, and said he spent one night in the hospital followed by three nights at home on pain medication.

The comedian described the emotional toll of living with an internal mass. "Mentally, it really messed with me," he said in the post. "Knowing there was a tumor inside me. Could it grow? Burst? Turn into something worse? You just do not know."...