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I have not been able to smell for about 6+ months and have also been getting alot of headaches..I had a CT scan which showed I had a mass in my brain..The Neuro Surgeon is to look at this and tell me the next step..What does this all mean and will I have to have surgery to get it out?
Surgery is definitely quite possible. But before your full treatment can be decided it has to be determined what kind of tumor you have there. An MRI scan of your brain should have been done immediately after your CT scan in order to help with that so that ALL information possible can be presented to your neurosurgeon. However a biopsy may be needed to determine what kind of tumor it is. First when that is done can treatment decisions be made!
Please do keep me posted!
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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),
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