| Benign Tumors |
| A friend has a focal schwannoma (nerve sheath tumor). Any thoughts on hospital/doctors for a second opinion? |
Your friend needs to seek out a neurosurgeon who has expertise in treating schwannoma. It is a good idea to go to a larger medical facility where there is a greater chance that the doctors there ha... |
| How can it be known that a brain tumor is malignant or not before its biopsy? |
Malignant tumors tend to grow very rapidly, causing more symptoms, and often can infiltrate the surrounding tissue. The docs usually have a pretty good guess going in what type the tumor is. But i... |
| A tumor in the Pituitary Gland, any help? |
Has the doctor discussed a medical alternative. It sounds like your father has a prolactinoma. The are indeed slow growing and often (although not always) respond to "bromocriptine", whic... |
| Natural tumor reduction for a dog without surgery? |
Try Reiki and accupuncture.
I麓ve seen a tumor in a doggie麓s belly that actually shrinked with Reiki treatment. ... |
| My mother got a CAT scan and they Physician's Assistant said she had a mass in her brain. Should I be worried? |
It could be either a benign or a cancerous tumor. An aneurysm wouldn't usually show as a mass.
Unfortunately, all you can do is wait for the neurosurgeon.
The mass may or may not be the ca... |
| Anyone able to explain to me the meaning of a brain MRI report (details below)? |
Yes..indications are a structure (cyst, tumor) in the center of your brain which can affect the mental abilities you mentioned. Read www.cancertutor.com to help you get on a diet and other recomm... |
| Help! I'm worried!!!!? |
MRI in different T1-T2 weighted iamges can differentiate clearly lipomas from other tumors. But we cannot be 100% sure unless we take some tissue for analysis. Bur for lipoma, to do a stereotaxic s... |
| Bilat breast biopsy? |
You did not say how old you are. There are benign tumors that young women get and there are cycts that older women get
These links talk about cycts for women 40 and above
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| I dont throw up for more than 9 years i think...? |
It is possible to choke while vomiting, or inhale the vomit back into the lungs, called aspiration.
But I think your fears about the tumor are preventing you from getting further medical advice ... |
| What is your idea of a parotid gland? what should be considered if i undergo operation? Is it complicated? |
There are some good sites below.
I assume you already had fine needle aspiration (FNA) or biopsy of the tumor. If not, it is not a bad idea to have at least FNA because it is not a very aggressiv... |
| I have this little bump on the side of my neck, is it a tumor? |
If you can move it around it more than likely is a cyst.If it takes root and you can't roll it around with your fingers then it could be cancer. These are very easily removed. Go to the Dr. an... |
| Can there be no medical reason for blood in the urine (hematuria)? |
The most common reason for blood in the urine is a condition known as "benign hematuria"-- usually genetic caused by the filters of the kidney allowing red cells to get into the urine and... |
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