AboutClaes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. Expertise I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.
Experience I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. 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. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer),
General History,
Military History,
Breast Cancer,
Colon Cancer.
Question A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with a form of meningioma between the frontal and temporal lobes. I didn't this sort of growth was possible. He had been complaining of headaches, memory problems, and coordination for quite some time before going to see a doctor. What kind of survival rate is there? How long will the surgery take? How long will he be in the hospital? How long will recovery take once he leaves the hospital? Lots of questions, but I really want to help my friend and he has withdrawn a bit since his diagnosis. Thank you.
Answer A meningioma is not really a brain tumor, it is a tumor of the lining of the brain and can appear anywhere where that lining exists so that position that you mention is certainly not impossible. If his lesion is benign - most meningiomas are - there should be no real problem in curing him for good. But the difficulty of surgery also depends on the size and EXACT location of his tumor. However most treatments are surgical for this tumor and I'm not a neurosurgeon but a medical oncologist & radiation therapist with experience of treating (real) brain tumors, so for surgical details you should discuss this matter with a neurosurgeon. There is too a radiological treatment using concentrated radiation with the so called GammaKnife. However that can only be used on rather small tumors up to 4 cm in size (1 inch = 2.54 cm). In those cases surgery can therefore be avoided if this method is used instead. Treatment results are the same.
