What Do These Lab Reports For Tumor Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 1 Mar 2016

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Tue, 1 Mar 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi Doctor,

Please find the attached report. Can you answer the following couple of questions?
1. Does this look like malignant brain tumor?
2. What should be the next plan of action

CAT scan of abdomen and pelvis (with iv contrast) came clear

Answered by Dr. dr. Jawahar Ticku (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Intra craneal mass

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for reference.
Patient has periventricular intra craneal mass and maximum percentage of such masses are malignant. I hope csf examination has been done and if not done should be done to rule out infective process which is a possiblity though chances are few. If csf is inconclusive the only option is to have biopsy from the lesion which would confirm the diagnosis rest are all indirect evidences. chances of cns lymphoma are bright which is comparatively treatable compared to parenchymal tumor like astrocytoma of verious forms. in the begining I would suggest CSF studies.
Truly,
dr. Jawahar Ticku

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