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  2. Pineoblastoma - Wikipedia

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    Surgery to remove the tumor is associated with better outcomes, however, this is not always possible due to the proximity of the pineal gland to neurovascular structures. [3] Complete tumor resection is only seen in about 30% of cases. Following surgery, radiation therapy to the brain and spinal cord can increase survival. [2]

  3. Papillary tumors of the pineal region - Wikipedia

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    Papillary tumors of pineal region are extremely rare, constituting 0.4-1% of all central nervous system tumors. [3] These tumors most commonly occur in adults with the mean age being 31.5. There have been cases reported for people between the ages 5 to 66 years.

  4. Awake craniotomy - Wikipedia

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    Awake craniotomy is a neurosurgical technique and type of craniotomy that allows a surgeon to remove a brain tumor while the patient is awake to avoid brain damage.During the surgery, the neurosurgeon performs cortical mapping to identify vital areas, called the "eloquent brain", that should not be disturbed while removing the tumor.

  5. Trilateral retinoblastoma - Wikipedia

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    In most cases pineal TRb is diagnosed before the age of 5, but after the diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Non-pineal TRb, however, is often diagnosed simultaneous with retinoblastoma. Prognosis of patients with trilateral retinoblastoma is dismal, only a few patients have survived more than 5 years after diagnosis; all survivors were diagnosed with ...

  6. Dr. Ryan Osborne of 'Take My Tumor' recalls the surgery he ...

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    The largest recorded tumor that has ever been removed came from a woman in 1991. It weighed 302 pounds.Incredibly, the woman made a full recovery.

  7. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy is the surgical removal of the pharynx, larynx and esophagus, usually as a result of cancer of the hypopharynx. Photorefractive keratectomy is the alteration of the cornea by means of a laser. Pinealectomy is the surgical removal of the pineal gland, used often on birds to study circadian rhythms.

  8. Chynna Phillips Is Having 14-Inch Tumor Removed From Leg - AOL

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    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for alice + olivia Chynna Phillips revealed that she will be having surgery to remove a 14-inch tumor from her leg. “The one thing that I never imagined could ...

  9. At 70, Kathie Lee Gifford Reveals She’s Recovering From ...

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    Kathie Lee Gifford revealed that she is recovering from “painful” hip replacement surgery. She is currently promoting her new book, ‘Herod and Mary.’ At 70, Kathie Lee Gifford Reveals She ...

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