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I have a benign brain tumor--can it be dangerous at some point?

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IT DEPENDS: It depends what kind of tumor and where it is located, you have to ask this question from the neurologist or neuru surgeon who can answer this question to your satifaction as they have the facts and bipsy or pathology reports, and study of the scans and location of the tumor.

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Answered 6/17/2016

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