Suggest treatment for tumor in right temporal lobe
Patient: my 24 yr old son has a tumour in his right temporal lobe, about the size of a ping pong ball, based on an MRI; he is special needs, non-verbal, and has a chromosome deletion ( 13q- ); he has been having increasing headaches for 1 1/2 yrs; he is disinterested in his favourite activities; his sleep is interrupted; he is eating less; his mother died 18 yrs ago from anaplastic astrocytoma, so maybe a hereditary factor?? what is his prognosis?? - I ve heard 1 - 2 yrs but read cases where the patient was still living 10 yrs later Doctor: Hi, dearI have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.Treatment depends on type and stage of tumour. His mother has anaplastic astrocytoma so he also has chance of hereditary factors. Prognosis also depends on type and stage as wall as grade of tumour and general condition of patient. Treatment options are surgery and radiotherapy. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.Thanks for using health care magic.Wish you a very good health