Performing an operation on October 3, 2008, Dr. Paul Grabb was
surprised to find a foot inside a newborn baby's brain. The
brain surgeon also discovered what seemed to be coils of an
intestine, as well as a developing hand, thigh and an additional
foot — all of which endangered the child's life. To the Colorado
Springs Gazette, Dr. Grabb described the situation as being like
a breach delivery of an infant but "coming out of the brain." On
October 1, the baby, Sam Esquivel, had been delivered by
C-section because of a tumor developing in his brain, which had
been detected by an MRI scan. His parents Tiffnie and Manuel
Esquibel, had merely expected that the birth would have to be
induced because of Tiffnie's 41-week pregnancy, but not the
emergency that occurred. Days after Sam's birth, Dr. Grabb
conducted the brain operation at Colorado Springs' Memorial
Hospital for Children to remove what was guessed to be a
teratoma, a tumor which can be full of hair, muscle or teeth.
Teratomas do not usually contain the co