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 QUESTION: ok my friend didn't respond to treatment of decadron to reduce brain swelling...the benign tumor remains at the same size and no positive response is achieved as far as the brain swelling..so the doctors increased the dosage for her..what will happen and is that too bad??
ANSWER: Well this is not a good situation. Increased dosage may help for a time. But that is not certain and it is not a long time solution. As I see it the GammaKnife is the only possible solution - though not even that is guaranteed. So your friend should URGENTLY consult the people working with the GammaKnife if at all possible!
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QUESTION: she consulted GammaKnife specialist and he told her that it is not really an appropriate option because of the place and size of the tumor and that it will be a huge risk specially that it could cause huge sight problems for her that could lead to losing her sight!! what to do now?? i mean since she didn't respond to the medicine?
Answer Yes that is quite possible if the tumor is too close to the optic nerves. Then unfortunately if surgery is not an option I have no good solution for her. She may discuss with her neurosurgeon if radio frequency ablation is a possibility. But this is a most uncertain option, I only mention it since all other roads seem to be closed. It was the same with the GammaKnife. That close to the optic nerves it was most uncertain if it at all would work or not. But there were hardly any good solutions available so we had at least to check.
