Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is “resting comfortably” and is “surrounded by family members” at Mount Sinai Hospital after numerous tests including a biopsy, a doctor overseeing his clinical team said in a statement on the mayor’s condition Thursday night.

Dr. Zane Cohen, a colorectal surgeon on Ford’s care team, said the mayor is taking pain medication, as he is “in some discomfort.”

Cohen said Ford underwent a CT scan and a biopsy of a tumour in his abdomen. The hospital also did a CT scan of the chest and an ultrasound.

“Tomorrow we need to do further investigations in the form of an MRI,” Cohen said. The clinical team will take part in a multidisciplinary meeting to decide on Friday to determine the next steps to take.

“We are still in a holding pattern,” Cohen said about the future of Ford’s care. He said doctors expect to have results from the biopsy in about a week.

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Ford was admitted to Humber River Hospital Wednesday after a CT scan discovered the tumour, which Cohen described as “a fair size,” in his mid-to-lower abdomen.

Cohen said the medical team is not yet sure which organs might be affected by the tumour.

Ford was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital Thursday afternoon, and it is unclear how long he will stay there. The deadline for Ford or any other candidate to withdraw from the mayoral ballot, or for any new candidates to join the race, is Friday at 2 p.m.

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