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| brain mri/headaches | 11/24/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: im 33 male, recently on 2 occasions .. i would get very blurry eyes, see burry white lines in both ...
A: Without an examination it is impossible to answer. So let a neurologist check you! A new MRI is ...
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| Can a melanoma brain tumor exist without cancer elsewhere in the body? | 11/24/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have a close friend who recently had a tumor removed from the brain. The pathologists struggled ...
A: Well at least theoretically it is probably possible but if so anyway very rare (melanomas in the ...
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| concern | 11/24/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: i recently had a ct scan and was told i had dense areas in my white matter, which means nothing to ...
A: It probably is not a sign of any tumour but of local inflammations. What that may be is something ...
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| lipoma | 11/23/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: i recently began waking with severe headaches, a dr visit showed high bp, (unusual for me) i have ...
A: Aha, well that is rather unusual for a lipoma but not impossibl. Yes in that case that may be ...
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| headache | 11/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I received two response from U one from here and one from live person. I thank you for your time the ...
A: You are welcome! The head aches you describe sound like tension head aches NOT tumor head aches! ...
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| brain cancer gbm stage 4 | 11/21/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my husband has gbm stage 4 he was diagnosed in feb09 he is going thru chemo avastin they tell us ...
A: Since brain tumors rarely have stages but do have grades I assume that you mean a GBM grade 4. Based ...
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| Brian Stem Glioma | 11/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My Father In Law has been diagnosed with Brain Stem Glioma. Some Doctors are saying we need ...
A: Yes CyberKnife or GammaKnife treatment CAN be done without biopsy, though I myself would greatly ...
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| Father sick for months | 11/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Don't know if you can help. My father in law has been sick for several months. He had heart bypass ...
A: No, I do not think any symptom giving brain tumor can remain hidden from MRI scans. However without ...
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| double vision | 11/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: 6 months later my daughter has been diagnose with brainstem glioma she have only double vision. an ...
A: Well this improvement would be impossible in a glioma with anti tuberculosis medication so most ...
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| brain tumor and cancer | 11/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my mom has an inoperable brain tumor and she has had it for 10 years ... dr's said she has until ...
A: To be able to answer this I do need to know EXACTLY what kind of inoperable brain tumor she has ...
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| pathology result grade iii anaplastic astrocytoma | 11/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A. Brain, right frontal lobe, excision: Anaplastic astrocytoma (World Health Organization grade ...
A: I assume that all is from the same patient. The patient has been surgically operated for a malignant ...
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| MRI? | 11/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Last Saturday, my 2.5yr old woke me up cause she had difficulty walking and was holding herself up ...
A: If she is better now it may well have been a virus but to be on the safe side I do recommend that ...
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| brain tumor, long-term side effects | 11/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: 11-years-ago my sister has been diagnosed with the a tumor in the part of the brain called ...
A: It is possible in both cases but far from certain! I do suggest that she is checked by local ...
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| AA3 | 11/17/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband (25yo at the time) was diagnosed with a 3rd grade anaplasitc astrocytoma in 2000. He ...
A: I do understand your concern! But this is such an irregular tumor behavior - especially if he is ...
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| worried!! | 11/13/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I had a brain Mri one year ago, along with a ct scan of my parasinuses. Both test where normal, my ...
A: Well, based on the information you have given me it is most unlikely that your symptoms have ...
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| double vision | 11/13/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: 6 months later my daughter has been diagnose with brainstem glioma she have only double vision. an ...
A: If indeed this was a tuberculoma then radiation therapy & decadron can indeed cause a deterioration! ...
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| anaplastic astrocytoma grade III | 11/12/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my husband currently age 38 was dx in Dec 07, right frontal anaplastic astrocytoman with focal ...
A: There are uncertainties here. 3 to 5 years are possible but 3 is more probable. Once it returns ...
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| GBM - second recurrence | 11/8/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband was diagnosed with GBM August 08 - had total resection, radiation, temodar. 7 months ...
A: To be frank I do not think traditional therapy has much to offer in this situation (except maybe a ...
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| glioblastoma | 11/5/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. He was also told it was not cancer. ...
A: Glioblastoma (multiforme) is indeed malignant (very much so) but strictly speaking not a cancer ...
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| lung cancer and brain tumor | 11/3/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: We have limited info: 10 days ago b-i-l had tumor removed from base of brain. 3 days ago biopsy, ...
A: Well if this is a small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain - which happens rather often ...
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| diffuse astrocytoma, AVM, and pregnancy | 11/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 26yr old daughter was dx'd with a diffuse astrocytoma behind her right eye six months ago. ...
A: OK, so it is a grade 2, which IS a slowly growing tumor (grade 1 & 2 are more well behaved and grow ...
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| stage 4 | 11/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My friend has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer(brain hemmorage) what are the survival ...
A: Your question is somewhat unclear. Am I to understand that your friend has a cancer somewhere and ...
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| gbm lV | 11/1/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my brother 43 had a stroke on June 17 2007 ,he was in a coma for 3 weeks he then woke up and ...
A: GBM IV tumors usually have a very bad prognosis. It is very doubtful if a stroke - in combination ...
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| Lymphoma Brain Tumor | 10/31/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my father who has been battling non-hodgkins lymphoma for 10 years was diagnosed last week with a ...
A: It may be (brain swelling due to the radiation). Has he been given any corticosteroids against such ...
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| glioblastoma grade IV | 10/29/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My family member was diagnosed with a glioblastoma grade IV in May. She had surgery followed by ...
A: No it is not a typical response. It depends entirely on if and in that case how quickly and to what ...
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| Brain Tumor | 10/29/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad this year was 74 years old. Around 3 years ago, my dad has headache and his leg is week ...
A: This is NOT an ordinary brain tumor, this is a pituitary tumor! Neurosurgery of this location is ...
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| Left Parietal Adenocarcinoma | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2008. He had extensive surgery to remove ...
A: Depends among other things on how much of his tumour that was removed - and how much that remains. ...
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| Left Parietal Adenocarcinoma | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2008. He had extensive surgery to remove ...
A: Unfortunately his remaining life span can probably at most be measured in some months but may be ...
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| Brain Tumor | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad this year was 74 years old. Around 3 years ago, my dad has headache and his leg is week ...
A: all depends on what kind of tumour your father has. If it is a malignant brain tumour his prognosis ...
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| Troubling Signs | 10/25/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I will be 25 years old come November. I was diagnosed simply with migraines 14 years ago. I've spent ...
A: As can be seen from my bio page here I'm NOT a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I'm a medical ...
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| Glioblastoma | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: You answered a question from Sarah about what to expect as Glioblastoma progress. I was wondering ...
A: That is of course possible. However all GBM patients follow more or less the same pattern so far. ...
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| GBM grade 4 | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 28 yo nephew was diagnosed with gbm grade 4 November 2008. He had a large tumor on his left side. ...
A: Regardless of any therapy GBM tumors grade 4 all have a very bad prognosis unfortunately. Surgery, ...
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| symptoms of progression /glio metforme | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My Husband had surgery on 3/2/09 he's had chemo,radiation & more chemo by port. Tremodar, avastin ...
A: I suppose that what he had was a glioblastoma multiforme? This kind of tumor has a very bad ...
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| Glioblastoma | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: You answered a question from Sarah about what to expect as Glioblastoma progress. I was wondering ...
A: Well, what I meant was the fact that when these patients do sleep 24/7 ALL THE TIME then their ...
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| brain melanoma | 10/21/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: a friend just had a tumor removed from her brain the size of lemon she is 31 and I want to know how ...
A: There are experiments in immunotherapy for malignant melanoma going on but they are still ...
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| Lymphoma Brain Tumor | 10/20/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my father who has been battling non-hodgkins lymphoma for 10 years was diagnosed last week with a ...
A: Well the prognosis of lymphomas is related to age. The older you are the worse is the prognosis. ...
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| Ear Tumor | 10/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have had a hard mass behind my right ear for about 3-4 weeks now. I recently went to a doctor ...
A: Without an examination it is impossible to tell you what this is. I may not have anything to do with ...
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| melanoma -brain tumour | 10/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father has just lost his battle with cancer. A year ago he had melanomas taken out of his groin ...
A: Well melanomas are caused by sunshine (UV light) in most cases, something which is abundant in ...
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| nsclc then sceondary brain tumour | 10/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: but were being masked by the pregnancy.I had an mri done to find i had a brain tumour.In which i had ...
A: A straight question deserves a straight answer even if disturbing. When exactly was your brain ...
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| T2 hyperinteisity in posterior tracts at C5 | 10/15/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I posted a question yesterday but would like a quick follow up before my appointment on the 20th. I ...
A: Yes von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis can give rise to neuromas, for example in the cranial ...
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