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WBR began in February of last year. The six tumors were quite large--ranging from 5 cm to 1 cm. After WBR, they all shrunk in half. In May, Gamma Knife was done to knock everything that was left out. Followup scans didn't show much change in the size of the tumors after Gamma Knife, maybe shrinkage by just a hair, but the Neurosurgeon said that that was fine. He said usually you still see the "tumor", but it's really dead tissue. In some cases you see shrinkage or disappearance. Anyway, this last scan showed slight enlargement. We haven't heard anything yet, but maybe it could be necrosis? It seems bizarre that GK did not work at all on all 6 lesions! That can't be right. Also, you mentioned rate of growth--so this would be 8 months since treatment with GK. Is that fast or slow? Thank you!
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