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Suggest Remedy For Tumor In The L5 To S1
my dtr has a 5cm tumor/lesion in her L5 to S1 that has eroded her bone. had a biopsy and it s inconclusive. doctor at UCSF is taking her case to their tumor board on wed. it has well-defined margins, trabecular, wasn t bloody at time of biopsy, but he said bloody in bx report. her life has been turned upside down and we still don t have answers. she s 23 years old, a dancer, college student
Fri, 3 Jul 2015
I saw a similar case a year ago: CT an RMN seemed to show a tumor, but margins didn't infiltrate bone. after two negative biopsies, open surgery was performed to take a larger biopsy: again, no tumor. but coltural exam positive for stafilococcus aureus. in summary it was a spondilodiscitis, an infection of intervertebral discs, generating a huge fibrosal mass containing bacteria. if the biopsy is negative, try coltural exams
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