In some tumor locations, especially for
suspected brain tumors, a biopsy diagnosis is not required for consideration of radiation therapy.
I think that many instances of
suspected brain tumors might turn out to be other things if post mortem examinations were done — and that there would also be a lot of cases in which a tumor was not diagnosed when one was actually present.
I share this story, because not many of us would
suspect a brain tumor.
The owner took her to a specialist who
suspected a brain tumor.
Not exact matches
Dr. Massagué is particularly interested in the ability of
tumor cells to hug blood vessels, as he
suspects this behavior may be essential for the survival of metastatic cancer cells not only in the
brain but also in other parts of the body where metastatic
tumor growth can occur.
Given that breast cancer cells traveling through the bloodstream on their way to secondary sites where breast
tumors metastasize most often — lung, bone marrow,
brain and liver — must first pass through the basement membrane microvasculature, Ghajar and Bissell
suspected that the basement membrane could be a major component of the dormant niche in distant organs.
St. Jude scientists discover genes
suspected to cause
brain tumors in children.
One month after turning 5 yrs old, he was diagnosed with a
brain tumor and an extremely weak immune system that the neurologist
suspected were congenial defects.
Brain scans are needed if a primary brain disorder, such as a tumor, is suspe
Brain scans are needed if a primary
brain disorder, such as a tumor, is suspe
brain disorder, such as a
tumor, is
suspected.
Types of
brain tumors depends on the size, location and
suspected type of
tumor.
There is a lot of variability in the
suspected heritability of different
brain tumors and in many (most?)
If your vet
suspects your dog has a
brain tumor, he will most likely recommend diagnostic tests like an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or CAT (computed axial topography).