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Dear Dr,
First: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Brain-Tumors-1000/Brain-Tumor-8.htm see the page, the patient explains ganglioglioma as a cancer?! how is this possible? isn't ganglioglioma benign?
I had a surgery and a ganglioglioma was removed from my right temporal lobe, however, before and after the surgery I have complete derealization and detachment from real world! I really don't know what to do, this started after diving where I got kind of detached from the world after going to an extreme depth. I had the surgery and it was successful, and I was told it was a ganglioglioma.
I'm on depakine chrono, efexor and abilify, I tried risperdal, cipralex, seroxate (I think it's called paxil in other places - not sure), and I'm taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism.
could any of the medications caused this?
what would be a solution to my problem.
thanks a lot !

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Anything that is a glioma is basically a malignant (cancer like) tumor.
But how malignant it is depends on its GRADE. The level of grade in the question you refer to obviously was high so quite malignant. What it was in your case I do not know. A very low level grade (1 for example) tumor behaves almost like a benign tumor. I'm a cancer dr. not a neurologist so the rest of your question you should discuss with a neurologist.

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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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