how likely is it that a pituitary tumor will regrow after having surgery to remove it?
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Tumors that are smaller than 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) are called microadenomas. Microadenomas rarely damage the rest of the pituitary or neighboring tissues. They produce symptoms because of the excessive amounts of hormone they secrete.\n\nDetailed Guide: Pituitary Tumor \nWhat Happens After Treatment? \n \nCompleting treatment can be both stressful and exciting. You will be relieved to finish treatment, yet it is hard not to worry about cancer coming back. (When cancer returns, it is called recurrence.) This is a very common concern among those who have had cancer. \n\nIt may take a while before your confidence in your own recovery begins to feel real and your fears are somewhat relieved. Even with no recurrences, people who have had cancer learn to live with uncertainty.
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Can you imagine the scraping that would happen if they hung at the same level. No person has both testicles hanging at the same spot. One, I'm not sure which one, is always lower than the other! It most probably has nothing to do with the surgery you had!
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Not really, the surgical correction is not too bad though.\n\nAre you aware that many men have *some* breast development?  Are you also aware that 1% of breast cancer is diagnosed in men?\nI have diagnosed breast cancer in tissue removed from gynecomastia done for cosmetic reasons.  I don't mean to scare you, as this almost certainly won't happen to you, but you should have all the information.  \n\nHormone manipulation won't change it, unfortunately, and weight loss only to the degree that you can lose the fat around it.  It actually may accentuate it more.
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It would depend on a lot of factors.  How much tissue was removed, etc.  As for the bone, if some of it was removed, as in an amputation, it will not grow back.  Follow your doctor's advice, keep it clean, and it shouldn't take too long...especially if you're a healthy person otherwise.  Make sure to eat healthy foods too...good nutrition promotes healing!
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Yes, it's very treatable.  I don't know of anyone that has had this done that had it come back.  \n\nI know you're scared.  Stuff like this can be scary at times.  But chances are in your favor that you will be just fine.
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I've had many cysts and yes, I get them aspirated and yes, they can (and mine have) filled back up again.  Some cysts have come back numerous times.\n\nI've also had a lumpectomy for breast cancer....7 years ago.
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Donot worry, just do some surgery from hospital and remove it.
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I suffered for YEARS.  I had the surgery almost a year ago and I wonder why I waited to long!!!  If you have them.... get them removed you will be thrilled not to have to deal with them.
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I have had one removed with lazers. They numb up the area first then they cut it out with lazers. My wound bled badly and the wart is comming back. Just so you know a wart is a defect in the immune system thats what causes them. Your daughter might have them for the rest of her life. But she is young so her immune systme might take care of the problem eventually. I wouldn't recomed the sugery unless the wart is very large and noticable it is very painful about a day after the sugery. Hope this helps you make a decision.
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The liver is able to regenerate to some degree, more so than other organs, so it's possible that you are regaining some liver function. I believe the liver can regrow to its original size if only a quarter of it is left (say, post-surgery). It's also possible, and maybe more likely to my thinking, that your diet has helped you feel better. Good on you for sticking to it. I hope you get your transplant.
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Hi\n\nThe answers, very good ones (including bibliography) you can get in this place.\n\nhttp://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/tumors/acoustic_neuroma.htm\n\nBetter than me writing.\n\nLittle resume\n\n1) Acoustic neuromas, also known as vestibular schwannomas, are non-malignant tumors of the 8th cranial nerve.\n\n2)"unfortunately the chance of hearing being preserved after acoustic neuroma surgery is slight. Nedzelski and colleagues recently reported that only about 16% of patients had "serviceable" hearing in the follow up interval after "hearing preservation surgery". (Lin et al, 2005). While hearing may be "preserved" immediately after surgery, it usually deteriorates in most within a few years.\n\nRegards\n\nDr Ajedrez
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Yes. While highly unlikely, both procedures have been known to "reverse" themselves without warning, for example the cut ends of the vas deferens may actually grow back together again.
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Check out awfulplasticsurgery.com\nfor all the infomation and before/after pictures!\nYou'll be surprised! \n\n:)
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I had the surgery 6 years ago.  I chose the myomectomy since I was 34 and had not had a child.  The incision is basically the same as a c-section.  With a 6-8 week recovery.  \n\n5 years later more grew and I opted for a total hysterectomy {I also had other medical reasons to remove the ovaries as well}.  There is no one answer that is best.\n\nBut you should know that removing the fibroids this time, it does not mean you will not have to face another operation later. \n\nif you are close to menopause you could wait it out as that tends to make them shrink but nothing short of surgery will get rid of them.
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You really need to talk to your surgeon if you are having post-operative problems.  You should also talk to your oncologist about your prognosis.
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My girlfriend had this and after her operation it subsided though. You need to return to your doctor. Obviously something didn't go right.
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For sanitary reasons an area of the scalp might be shaved prior to brain surgery.  In addition, Some treatments cause hair loss which can be complete, or partial.  Hair that is lost as a result of chemotherapy usually grows back.  Hair that is lost as a result of radiation often does not grow back, or is much finer and more sparse if it does grow back.  Some cancer patients elect to shave their heads instead of dealing with the "shedding" that occurs.  When my hair started falling out as a result of radiation to the brain, I pulled it out.  It came out only from the area that was treated.