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Expert: - 5/9/2008


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QUESTION: In Sept. of last year I had a mini stroke because of a brain tumor.Steroids shrunk it & now they think MS.How long does it take to prove whether its CNS Lymphoma or MS.Would love to talk to someone who may have gone through the same thing.
Thank you
Susan

ANSWER: What does it look like in your brain MRI scans? Without knowing that - in detail - it is difficult to give you a good answer.


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QUESTION: It was located in the right frontal lobe and WAS the size of a golf ball.Does this help?

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I see. Something that size MUST be considered to be some sort of tumor at least as long as its true identity is not known and such a lesion can not in itself be considered a sign of MS (multiple sclerosis) though of course it is possible that MS may be present at the same time. It IS possible though that such a lesion may be a sign of a stroke or a bleeding. Only a biopsy can reveal its true nature though.

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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.

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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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