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What Are The Symptoms Of A Brain Tumour?
Question: What is prognosis for a brain tumor? Do only malignant tumors need radiotherapy ?
Brief Answer:
Depends on type of tumor
Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome.
Prognosis depends on type of tumor, so describe what kind of tumor it is and I can tell you more about prognosis. Benign tumor don't require radiotherapy. Wish you good health.regards
Depends on type of tumor
Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome.
Prognosis depends on type of tumor, so describe what kind of tumor it is and I can tell you more about prognosis. Benign tumor don't require radiotherapy. Wish you good health.regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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Not sure which is exsct tumor . All i know is its a brain tumor and surgery was done feb 2014 to the brain with a 1 month course if radiotherapy n now further radiotherapy is given as it seems to have grown back.
Do these tumors spread?
Not sure which is exsct tumor . All i know is its a brain tumor and surgery was done feb 2014 to the brain with a 1 month course if radiotherapy n now further radiotherapy is given as it seems to have grown back.
Do these tumors spread?
Brief Answer:
Obviously malignant
Detailed Answer:
If radiotherapy was used and tumor came back then this is obviously malignant tumor. Considering all this,prognosis is not good unfortunately. Only completely removed tumors without signs of recurrence during 2 years have favorable profnosisr. It rarely spread to other parts of bod but it usually grow very fast inside the brain tissue.
Obviously malignant
Detailed Answer:
If radiotherapy was used and tumor came back then this is obviously malignant tumor. Considering all this,prognosis is not good unfortunately. Only completely removed tumors without signs of recurrence during 2 years have favorable profnosisr. It rarely spread to other parts of bod but it usually grow very fast inside the brain tissue.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
If person is generally ok but has few balance issues then is prognosis good ? Also do benign tumors grow back?
Brief Answer:
this is good sign
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
It is good sign that patient doesnt have some more serious symptoms.but still prognosis in most types of malignant tumors is not very good.
Benign tumors dont grow back once it is removed.
this is good sign
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
It is good sign that patient doesnt have some more serious symptoms.but still prognosis in most types of malignant tumors is not very good.
Benign tumors dont grow back once it is removed.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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Thanks . What would u say approx prognosis can be?
The fact that he has balance issues is that due to the operation side effect Which was in feb 2014?
Thanks . What would u say approx prognosis can be?
The fact that he has balance issues is that due to the operation side effect Which was in feb 2014?
Brief Answer:
Hard to determine
Detailed Answer:
It is not easy to talk about prognosis since this is individual but fact that he lives 1.5 Years after diagnosis may indicates some less aggressive form of brain tumor. In case of glioblastoma,prognosis is very bad and only 5% of people survive more than 2 years.other tumors have bit more better prognosis but still in case of recurennce where no surgery is possible,the prognosis is from few months to 1year in most cases
Hard to determine
Detailed Answer:
It is not easy to talk about prognosis since this is individual but fact that he lives 1.5 Years after diagnosis may indicates some less aggressive form of brain tumor. In case of glioblastoma,prognosis is very bad and only 5% of people survive more than 2 years.other tumors have bit more better prognosis but still in case of recurennce where no surgery is possible,the prognosis is from few months to 1year in most cases
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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