Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 10/9/2010

Question
My aunty has lymphoma and fair few other painful complications. She doesn't tell me everything thats going on with her trying to protect me but i need to find out what i can im really concerned. I do know that she has some form of growth or mass growing between her brain and skull, also they also done a biopsy or something on her skull to take a sample of this growth/mass im not sure of the results has had a really bad headache for a few days. She also mentioned that part of her skull is now soft and is spose to be wearing a helmet to protect her head because bumps to there can be quite dangerous. they also now think she may have another hernia in her stomache, her livers enlarged, swollen ankles and feet, lost apetite. i can only hope that you may be able to help me somehow i dont have alot of information. how long do you personally think she may have and also do you think this mass or growth is a tumor and/or cancerous and is it caused by the lymphoma.

Answer
That she has to wear a helmet may have to do with the fact that she has had a biopsy done there. This may well be a tumor and it is very probable that that ia the case but if it is cancerous or has to do with her lymphoma or if it is benign is impossible to tell without knowing the result of her biopsy - in fact that is why it was done in the first place. Her other symptoms may have to do with cancer as well but can also have other causes so they are not much help here. Without her biopsy result and her MRI brain scan I can not say anything more! If you can find out those results you can copy them here and I'll be able to tell you more.




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