Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 5/11/2009

Question
QUESTION: she had a brain ct scan and did a biopsy exam and that's exactly what her report said...1-- Normal appearance of the brain figure along with normal activities showing no sign of ultra structure...2-a visualized tumor attached to the Optic Chiasm with pressure, it is shown pressing on the crossroad Optic Nerve Fiber with cancerous cells and few blood clots from the inside...3-- no sign of soft tissue masses or enlarged lymph nodes....4-- normal blood flood nutritioning vessels...5-patient's neurohypophysis shows gradual increase in secretion with a highly relevant adenohypophysis....6-Normal Hypothalamus characteristics......they said that the tumor was formed from a past accident where an internal bleeding occured and caused that tumor to be formed,,,they said they will deal with one thing at a time first they gave her medications(decadron) to control brain swelling hopping to reduce the tumor...surgery is not an option..they told her that the cancerous cells could be inactive...is that really possible??and can you explain those points..and about the area the tumor located at can it cause complications??could that tumor turn into cancer??please answer me because i can't bother her with my questions but i'm really worried

ANSWER: In order to be able to answer I need to know: 1. What did the biopsy show? 2. How big is her tumour?


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QUESTION: i'm not even sure if she had a biopsy...what i'm sure about is the ct scan because i was with her when she had it and the points that i mentioned above are what the report said...i assumed it is not cancer since they told her that the cancerous cells inside the tumor could be inactive...i just really need answers to my questions above...please any help would be appreciated.thank you in advance

Answer
Without a biopsy it is NOT possible to state with any certainty: 1. What this tumor is - if cancerous or not! 2. If any cancer cells inside are "inactive" or not - in fact that is a very strange way of describing a tumor, a pathologist would hardly do it and based only on a CT scan it is IMPOSSIBLE to do it! So the report is very difficult to understand. It seems you have given me only parts of it. If so please give me the FULL report here!