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my 87-year-old mother has a large (baseball size) chordoma in clivus, which was asymptomatic until mid-2007, when she developed severe headaches and was admitted to the ER. eventually her eyes also crossed. the symptoms resolved after about 3 weeks, we think in response to early treatment with decadron. given the resolution, sudden onset and response to decadron, we speculated it was inflammation rather than tumor growth. i believe her sed rate was normal throughout. she is starting to have symptoms again. is it reasonable to treat for inflammation again? and are there options other than decadron (which induced a 2-day delirium)? thank you in advance.
Chordomas are treated surgically. In cases like this by a neurosurgeon. I'm not a neurosurgeon but a medical oncologist & radiation therapist with experience of treating brain tumors. This is therefore outside my area of expertise. You should direct this question to a neurosurgeon.
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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),
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