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About 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. 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.

 
   

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Brain Tumors - posterior fossa meningioma


Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 6/20/2009

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Hi. I have been dx. with left sided posterior fossa meningioma.It is 18 mm. in basal dimension and 15 mm. in height-dome shaped.Equrvocal density change adjacent to this in the cerebellum.How big is this in inches?My n/s says is in a difficult area to remove.Could radiation be an option.I go for another mri in 3 months.thank you

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One inch is 25.4 mm. So 0.71 inch and 0.59 inch. Conventional radiation therapy is usually of no use against meningiomas BUT concentrated radiation with the so called GammaKnife may be useful even in this location. Your tumor is of the right size for it too! Go for that! Good luck!


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