Question 1

can a lower grade glioma can be cured without surgery?

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No: Brain tumors- glioma is the most common, cannot be cured without surgery.  It's fortunate that your glioma is low grade but removing it is the only way to get rid of it.  Tumors can always change also- becoming malignant after they have been low grade.

Question 2

can gliomas spread?

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It grows: Glioma is a primary brain cancer. It increases in size ( volume) over time' it can be multifocal.... What is the grade?
Surgery, radiation with or without chemo is classic the treatment....

Question 3

what are the tests for glioma?

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MRI, biopsy: To diagnose glioma, you need an MRI with and without contrast, and a brain biopsy.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of glioma?

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Many: There may be many different symptoms of a glioma. It depends on what part of the brain it affects. Change in behavior, difficulty with speech, emotional changes, weakness in a limb, visual problems, are only some of the symptoms that may occur.

Question 5

what's the significance of glioma?

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More info needed: Gliomas are tumors of support cells of the nervous system called glial cells. Most of them occur in the brain. Treament depends on the site and grade of the tumor. High-grade tumors are very difficult to cure, whereas low-grade tumors have a better prognosis. Surgical removal is possible, depending upon the site and degree of spread.

Question 6

my son has glioma. where do i start?

Accepted Answer

See a neurosurgeon: Gliomas are tumors of support cells of the nervous system called glial cells. Most of them occur in the brain. Treament depends on the site and grade of the tumor. High-grade tumors are very difficult to cure, whereas low-grade tumors have a better prognosis. Surgical removal is possible, depending upon the site and degree of spread. See a neurosurgeon to determine the course of treatment.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: glioma?

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Gliona: A tumor or neoplasm of the glial, non nerve central nervous system tissue.

Question 8

my brother has developed glioma. what is it exactly?

Accepted Answer

Primary brain tumor: Glioma is a tumor that originates from the brain cells themselves.  This is in distinction to tumors (cancer) that spread to the brain from somewhere else, or some benign tumors that occur on certain nerves or grow on the covering of the brain (meningioma).  Gliomas are usually treated by a combination of surgery, radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy.

Question 9

i have a grade one glioma. what exactly does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Better prognosis.: A glioma is a CNS tumor composed of glial cells.  The types of gliomas are astrocytoma, ependymoma, oligodendroglioma and mixede type.  They originate most commonly in the brain.  A low grade glioma is a well differentiated tumor that, while not benign, carries a better prognosis with an age-standardized 10 year relative survival rate of 47%.

Question 10

what is a glioma?  what is it made of, and why did it get there?

Accepted Answer

A tumor of the brain: This is a tumor of the brain tissue. There are several types based on how agressive the tissues appears to the pathologist. The treatment and prognosis depends upon the aggressive appearance known as grade.

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