Mary Tyler Moore Hospitalized To Undergo Brain Surgery

(RTTNews) - Mary Tyler Moore has gone into the hospital to undergo elective brain surgery to remove a benign tumor on Thursday.

Moore's representative, Alla Plotkin, noted that the 74-year-old actress would be having a meningioma (a slow-growing tumor in the membranes that cover the brain that usually occurs in older adults) removed after being advised to do so by her doctors, who have monitored the condition since it was first diagnosed years ago. Plotkin did not confirm a date for the procedure or whether the surgery had already taken place.
Added Plotkin: "Mary went in for an elective surgery that her doctor recommended while she's healthy."
Moore is best known for her role as a suburban housewife in the 1960's comedy "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
Meningiomas, though benign, can create pressure on the brain leading to vision or hearing loss, headaches, seizures or other problems, with a small percentage of meningiomas becoming malignant.