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I was recently diagnosed with a left posterior fossa meningioma of the size 3.5 cm. I have no symptoms. I am very terrified of the complications ofsurgery. Is there a radiosurgery option out there forme? Trilogy sounds promising. Also how do i find a specialist forthe posterior fossa region? Any help would be much appreciated.

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With that locality surgery may be tricky anyway. Your lesion's size is rather big, close to the upper limit of what is possible to treat with stereotactic radiation treatment/"surgery" with the "GammaKnife" or the "CyberKnife" or with proton beams.  The upper limit is around 4 cm. So you must discuss with a center that provides this service if it is possible to use it in your case. Where you can find such a facility where you live - wherever that may be - I do not know but your doctor should be able to find that out. Good luck!



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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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