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Hello,
My daughter has metastatic melanoma and was on interferon. They have now discovered 2 tubors in the basal ganglia so are inoperable. They want to do 2 kinds of radiation. Gamma knife and "whole head" but can not seem to determine which should come first. They would like to start as soon as possible the Right side is 3.4cmx2.8cm and the Left side tumor is 2.2cm x 2.5cm.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
No one really knows which is best, but since malignant melanomas usually
are not very sensitive to conventional radiation therapy ("whole head" here) I would start with something that I know at least will work here. So I would start with the GammaKnife here. However the one on the right side is in size close to the upper limit of what is possible to treat with the GammaKnife so there is a certain urgency in starting treatment.
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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),
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