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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: am2lady on March 31, 2014, 06:53:51 pm

Title: Size of tumor - 1.9cm
Post by: am2lady on March 31, 2014, 06:53:51 pm

Is this considered large, small or tiny?

Title: Re: Size of tumor - 1.9cm
Post by: rupert on March 31, 2014, 07:50:53 pm

It would be considered medium.  At that size you should have most  of the treatment options available to you.

Title: Re: Size of tumor - 1.9cm
Post by: john1455 on April 01, 2014, 10:39:58 pm

I concur with rupert; mine is the same size and Dr Chang at Stanford confirmed that it was of medium size.

Title: Re: Size of tumor - 1.9cm
Post by: am2lady on April 04, 2014, 07:17:00 pm

What type of surgery did you get, John?

Title: Re: Size of tumor - 1.9cm
Post by: john1455 on April 04, 2014, 09:06:19 pm

I choose Cyberknife at Stanford with Dr Steven Chang. After reading about all the problems surgery could cause, I automatically eliminated that as an option. At 65 years old, quality of life is very important to me and stereotactic radiosurgery was the answer for me. Stanford is nothing short of amazing!