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Is it possible to miss diagnose a thalamus brain tumor after having two MRI's done and surgery to open the head and take a biopsiy of the tumor, my friend who is that the Tucson Medical Univeristy is being told she doesnt have a brain tumor only a stroke, if so what did the doctor take out of her head to have sent off to be biopysied?

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Yes it is possible but very uncommon. What was taken out was a piece of dead brain tissue from the stroke area. I once sent a patient to the neurosurgeons because both CT scans and MRI scans showed a suspected brain tumor. That turned out to be a bleeding in the brain.




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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 and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. 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. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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