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| Brain tumor and tumorsin the lungs, liver and spinal cord | 7/5/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My cousin recently was not feeling well he thaught he was having trouble with his neck and lower ...
A: If he has a tumor in his lungs and ALSO has tumors in his brain, liver & spine it is very probable ...
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| GlioBlastoma Multiforme | 7/5/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Patient Age:85 Patient already suffers from:1)Sugar 2)Gastropherisis Currently the patient has ...
A: 1. The ordinary treatments for this are 1. Surgery, 2. Radiation therapy & 3. Chemotherapy. Usually ...
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| brain tumors | 7/4/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My ex wife has just been admitted to hospital and told she has lots of clusters on her brain. she ...
A: I'm sorry to read about her - and your - problems! In this situation no diet is of any help - not ...
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| Low blood sugar impact on brain tumors | 7/3/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer on June 2nd. The cancer has spread to his ...
A: This treatment can at best be described as very experimental. I have no personal experience of it. ...
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| astrocytoma and pregnancy | 7/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My son's girlfriend was diagnosed with an astrocytoma when she was 5. Most of it was removed but ...
A: I have been a senior chief medical officer of the Royal Guards Regiment (the World's oldest still ...
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| loss of appetite | 7/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother-in-law is in the last stages of fighting a GBM Grade IV brain tumor. She had surgery in ...
A: in this situation food is the least of her worries. A human being can be without food (not water) ...
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| double vision | 7/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: can a lession of 3.6CMx3.7CMx4.1CM in the brainstem cause ONLY a little double vision in a 6 yrs ...
A: I do understand your concern! This must be terrible for you! It is normal that the double vision ...
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| double vision | 7/1/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: can a lession of 3.6CMx3.7CMx4.1CM in the brainstem cause ONLY a little double vision in a 6 yrs ...
A: My French is today rather rusty due to very limited use. However after reading the report I can only ...
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| astrocytoma grade 3/4 | 7/1/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have a 16 year old brother that was diagnosed last yer 08/07/08 @ children's hospital in New ...
A: I'm sorry to read about his - and your - problems! ALL malignant grade 3 to 4 brain tumors have at ...
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| Gbm grade III | 6/30/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I’m writing to you to present the situation of Nikolaos Pouliakas my sister's husband. He was ...
A: Unfortunately the treatment results of this kind of brain tumour is the same all over the world. I ...
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| mild hyperostosis frontalis interna | 6/30/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have mild hyperostosis frontalis along with a 18x15 posterior fossa meningioma.What is this,could ...
A: They do NOT go together. Yes your meningioma may cause your headaches. The treatment of meningiomas ...
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| Brain tumor pathology report | 6/30/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband has his first grand mal seizure on June 2nd. They found a tumor in his brain that night ...
A: neuropathology of brain tumors is hard & difficult. Often several very experienced & talented ...
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| Meningioma | 6/27/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with a form of meningioma between the frontal and temporal ...
A: A meningioma is not really a brain tumor, it is a tumor of the lining of the brain and can appear ...
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| melanoma spread to brain | 6/25/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: wonder if you could make things a bit clearer for me,my brother has had melanomas removed on his ...
A: Malignant melanomas are usually not very sensitive to radiation therapy or chemotherapy. So his ...
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| suto tumor | 6/25/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: what is this and how is it treated? ANSWER: There must be some mistake with the name. Please give ...
A: That is not a true brain tumor. It is indeed a kind of hydrocephalus. So it is outside my field of ...
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| Brain Tumor - Stage 4 | 6/25/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father-in law has recently had a brain tumor removed and the biopsy has come back malignant. We ...
A: Brain tumors usually do not have stages so what was meant was probably that it was a GRADE 4 tumor ...
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| what to do? | 6/24/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: ok my friend didn't respond to treatment of decadron to reduce brain swelling...the benign tumor ...
A: Yes that is quite possible if the tumor is too close to the optic nerves. Then unfortunately if ...
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| what to do? | 6/23/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: ok my friend didn't respond to treatment of decadron to reduce brain swelling...the benign tumor ...
A: Well this is not a good situation. Increased dosage may help for a time. But that is not certain and ...
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| Possible Tumor? | 6/23/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I Am 23 years old, I am in good shape and I have no past history of illnesses or diseases: However, ...
A: Sorry, there was a technical problem when I first tried to answer this! So I think you received a ...
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| posterior fossa meningioma | 6/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have been dx. with left sided posterior fossa meningioma.It is 18 mm. in basal dimension and 15 ...
A: You are welcome! Since your tumor is 18 mm x 15 mm it is 1.8 cm x 1.5 cm in size. When are the ...
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| Parasagittal meningioma, posterior parietal | 6/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have been diagnosed with a 2x2x1.5 meningioma in the parietal lobe, up against the sagittal sinus ...
A: Are the measurements of your tumor that you have given me in cm or in inches? If in cm your ...
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| Child with terminal brain cancer | 6/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 10 yr old niece was diagnosed in May 2008 with inoperable anaplastic astrocytoma of the thalamus. ...
A: Unfortunately there is no reason to be hopeful. This may be due to a stronger than usual anti ...
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| boron neutron radiation | 6/20/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have a friend son whose had all sorts of treatment for Osteosarcoma. His doctor at MDAnderson ...
A: Well it is potentially very promising. But still rather experimental and the only places where ...
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| posterior fossa meningioma | 6/20/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have been dx. with left sided posterior fossa meningioma.It is 18 mm. in basal dimension and 15 ...
A: One inch is 25.4 mm. So 0.71 inch and 0.59 inch. Conventional radiation therapy is usually of no use ...
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| what will happen? | 6/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: a friend of mine has a benign brain tumor and she was told that surgery is not an option because of ...
A: Ok. But if you can obtain her MRI report and copy it here it would be even better. That is a VERY ...
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| brain tumor from melanoma | 6/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband Bill had surgery on shoulder in Dec. of 2006 from mole-was melanoma-set appoinments every ...
A: Unfortunately it is impossible to guarantee that everything has been removed surgically. ...
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| Lipoma in Brain | 6/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Okay, so i know a Lipome isn't a Brain Tumor, but i couldnt find a better fit category. so, i have ...
A: Neither am I since this is a somewhat irregular behavior and a very unusual case as described. ...
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| glioma | 6/16/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: sir my wife was diagnosed with high grade thalamic glioma a month ago, doctors have ruled out any ...
A: I'm sorry to read about her - and your - problems! A high grade glioma has unfortunately at present ...
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| Brain Lipoma >>>many symptoms<<< | 6/16/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I been suffering from Headaches since I was 7 am 33yrs old, 4yrs ago I ended at the hospital because ...
A: I'm not a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I'm a medical oncologist & radiation therapist with ...
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| recuring brain tumor | 6/15/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I had a non-malignant recuring brain tumor removed from the right lobe of my brain in Jan. 2008. It ...
A: If it was troly beign (not malignant) then your ris should be small. Say once per year or so for ...
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| Medullablastoma Diagnosed | 6/15/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I am 26 years old male. I recently had my brain surgery for brain tumor on 23rd May. My symptoms ...
A: I agree with your dr. BOTH radiation therapy (including your whole brain AND your spine since this ...
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| tumor | 6/15/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I was wondering what is wrong with me? I have had two CBC test done and they have come back normal. ...
A: Well without any kind of examination it is impossible for me to tell you what this is. It is also ...
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| Swelling | 6/14/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Just 2 weeks by now, my brother just got bumped and a huge lump appeared, we immediately put ice on ...
A: Kevin, this is probably a rest of a bleeding there. It may be necessary to let a surgeon check it. ...
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| brain melanoma has spread Doctor says full head radiation all that's left | 6/12/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have stage 4 melanoma in the brain and lungs. I had my first surgery to remove the big tumor they ...
A: Unfortunately in this situation the GammaKnife is hardly an option due to the number of new lesions. ...
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| strange pain and doubt of brain tumor | 6/10/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: sir' i just want to know what is the matter with me that for some days i am feeling a strang ...
A: Symptoms and signs of a brain tumour are often so vague and uncertain that the only sure way of ...
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| Oligodendroglioma Tumor | 6/9/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I asked a question a few days ago..sorry just one more. Husband diagnosed with Oligodendroglioma ...
A: No previous treatment had nothing to do with this. It is NOT unusual for malignant brain tumors to ...
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| Secondary brain tumor from a primary lung cancer | 6/9/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My Dad of 53 Has lung cancer. It could not all be removed from the chest wall, and whilst he should ...
A: Based on that he brobably only has at most a couple of monts or even a few weeks left to live. I'm ...
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| tumor on the brain | 6/9/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father had a seizure & was sent to the hospital where he went through two major surgery's which ...
A: Sorry, this is a question for a neurosurgeon or a neurologist. I'm a medical oncologist & radiation ...
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| information | 6/8/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: recently i am having a strong headache on my left side of my brain and i can feel the pressure ...
A: You did not mention your leg before. Still let an orthopedic surgeon check you, maybe a neurologist ...
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| melanoma on the brain | 6/7/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my dad had a stroke about seven weeks ago it turned out that he had a bleed from a tumor on the ...
A: This is a rather typical way for this kind of tumor to show its presence. Over time he will become ...
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