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Expert: - 11/13/2007


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My dad has been experiencing inability to remember certain words & memory loss. he had one severe headache, went for CAT scan & they found a 1 1/2" tumor behind his left eye (he has no vision disturbances). my dad is 66 y.o. & has had renal cell carcinoma about 5 yrs ago. he has only 33% of his kidneys functioning & also has 71/2" & 8" blockages in his legs. do they remove tumors that large? we do not know what kind of tumor it is or if it is benign or  mallignant. please share your thoughts on a prognosis / tx plan. thank you

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It is a bit big for radiological removal with the GammaKnife or the CyberKnife or with proton beams especially if it is malignant. Before any decision on what to do with it can be made it MUST be known what it is and if benign or malignant. How to do that and if surgery is possible or not is best discussed with a neurosurgeon (I'm a medical oncologist & radiation therapist with experience of treating brain tumors).

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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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