3D printed anatomical model of an abdominal tumour of a six year old girl diagnosed with cancer, originally commissioned by surgeons at Alder Hey Hospital, made by 3D LifePrints, 2021.

This 3D printed abdominal tumour model exactly replicates 3D printed model showing the large tumour (depicted in yellow) affecting Leah Bennett, diagnosed with cancer when she was just six years old. The tumour had grown around her spine and major blood vessels, and was considered very risky to be surgically removed. This 3D print of Leah's abdomen, was originally commissioned by a team of surgeons at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool led by Surgeon Joanne Minford, to plan in detail how surgery might be carried out. It was a critical tool for a large surgical team to use in planning, and in communicating to Leah's family what surgery was proposed. The team successfully managed to remove 90% of the ‘impossible’ tumour. Leah spent two weeks recovering from the surgery, then received radiotherapy before ‘ringing the end of treatment bell’ in January 2020.

This 3D print was commissioned by the Science Museum Group for display in the temporary exhibition Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation, Hope, (2021-2023) made by 3D Lifeprints.