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Treatment For Oligodendroglioma

MRI report of my uncle says that there is evidence of approx. 6x4 cm alter signal intensity lesion in right fronto-parietal lobe. It is heterogeneously hyperintense in T2 WI, hyperintense with hypointense (cystic/necrotic) areas in FLAIR and heterogenously hypointense in T1 WI. Minimal enhancement is seen after gadolinium. Mild mass effect is seen with mild displacement of the falx cerebri Suggestive neoplastic etiology? Oligodendroglioma. Is it cancer or not. If it happened to be cancer what is the stage? Plz suggest the mode of treatment and the best place for treatment in Insia
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Oligodendroglioma is a low grade tumor of the brain.(WHO grade 2). There are other possibilities of diagnosis with that MR result (high grade gliomas, metastasis). The treatment is surgical followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy after dhe biosy response. The treatment needs to be done on a specialized Neurosurgical Center.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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Treatment For Oligodendroglioma

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Oligodendroglioma is a low grade tumor of the brain.(WHO grade 2). There are other possibilities of diagnosis with that MR result (high grade gliomas, metastasis). The treatment is surgical followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy after dhe biosy response. The treatment needs to be done on a specialized Neurosurgical Center.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.