Aides say no cancer found in tumor removed from Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Ill.

Sen. Durbin of Ill. has stomach tumor removed

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois has had a stomach tumor removed and is recovering at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Durbin’s office said surgeons removed the small tumor on Thursday. Spokesman Joe Shoemaker said a preliminary biopsy showed no signs of cancer, although these kinds of tumors can be malignant.

A statement from Durbin’s office said further treatment is not expected. It said the preliminary biopsy results “demonstrate a favorable prognosis” and Durbin should be able to resume a full schedule as early as next week.

Durbin, 65, is second to Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Senate Democratic leadership ranks.