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pituitarey tumors
I am about 24 years old and I hade before a surgery for Pituitary tumor, this is in 2004 and know it came bake and my doctor wants me to do surgery again so if any one had the same thing like me I want to know if it works our not I am scared maybe it will came again and again so why I have to go many times to surgery I need your help our if there is any thing beside surgery late me know tank you
tank you ya i have and they are saying it is 3 mm know macroprolactinoma is the tumor and ya i have i will post them soon
What kind of pituitary tumor?
Is it secreting, non-secreting, micro or macro? Is it wrapped around anything like the carotids or near the optic nerved?
Did you get a copy of the pathology from before?
Are you using the same surgeon, and has he done many second surgeries, which, BTW, are harder due to scar tissue and changed anatomical markers.
Considerations are - what kind of tumor - at this stage of the game, you should know the type, size, and if there are alternate treatments such as radiation (which to me is last ditch, but it depends too on size and the risk factors), as well as surgeon skill as you needed a great one last time but a super great one this time.
I understand this as my tumor came back. I had Cushing's disease though - and instead opted for adrenal removal as in my case, it made sense. However, it would not work in every case, and so there are a lot of factors at work.
What type of tumor do you have - there are many kinds - prolactinoma, Cushing's, acromegaly, TSH, LH/FSH, Craniopharyngiomas, plus there are other disorders - so you have to know as treatments differ. Size over 10mm is important to know, but small tumors can cause a lot of symptoms.
Do you have copies of your tests and reports?
Is it secreting, non-secreting, micro or macro? Is it wrapped around anything like the carotids or near the optic nerved?
Did you get a copy of the pathology from before?
Are you using the same surgeon, and has he done many second surgeries, which, BTW, are harder due to scar tissue and changed anatomical markers.
Considerations are - what kind of tumor - at this stage of the game, you should know the type, size, and if there are alternate treatments such as radiation (which to me is last ditch, but it depends too on size and the risk factors), as well as surgeon skill as you needed a great one last time but a super great one this time.
I understand this as my tumor came back. I had Cushing's disease though - and instead opted for adrenal removal as in my case, it made sense. However, it would not work in every case, and so there are a lot of factors at work.
What type of tumor do you have - there are many kinds - prolactinoma, Cushing's, acromegaly, TSH, LH/FSH, Craniopharyngiomas, plus there are other disorders - so you have to know as treatments differ. Size over 10mm is important to know, but small tumors can cause a lot of symptoms.
Do you have copies of your tests and reports?
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