oligodendroglioma-Treatment-

Posted By Joseph Thornhill on November 14, 1998 at 20:53:01:







My wife (Debbie) was diagnosed with a low grade oligodendroglioma
in Sept. of 1991.  She had sugery on the 5th of that month followed
by 6 weeks of radiation.  An MRI with Gad. on Sept. 14th of this  year showed the tumor in the beginning stages of recurrence.  A follow up
MRI on the 14th of Oct. showed no change in size or other areas
effected.  The tumor was located in the left frontal lobe near the top.
In the first surgery it was not difficult to get to.  A second sugery is
scheduled for the first week in January of 1999.  Our Neuro-Surgeon
Dr. J A Bermudez indicated that Chemo was not effective on this type
of tumor, I have seen other articles on the web that may indicate differently.
Has immunotherapy been proven to be effective?
Thank you