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Expert: - 8/28/2008


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Hi my question is my husband just had a tumor removed in the frontal lobe area ( astrocytoma grade 2)  he also developed alot of fluid after they removed the draining tubes and to go back and put 2 more cathaters to remove fluid also got infection outside the brain (staph) now once thats gone they will insert a shunt  what do you think life expectancy could possibly be he is 37 years old with all these complications?

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I'm not a neurosurgeon, I'm a medical oncologist and radiation therapist with experience of treating brain tumors. If there had been no surgical complications I would have been willing to answer. But in this situation with surgical complications I think you should direct this question to an expert of neurosurgery.

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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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