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Can The Tumor Age In Case Of Type 4 Glioblastoma Be Ascertained?
hi ya my husband died in january this year of a type 4 glioblastoma would they have be any way they could have known how long he would have had the tumour in his head my friends husband died of the same thing and she told me they told her he had the tumour in his head for five years thankyou
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
It is impossible to be absolutely certain as to duration of any tumor unless it has been documented by investigations, which is suspect was the case with your friends husband. Type 4 glioblastoma is a very aggressive tumor and usually doesnt stay that long. However it is possible that a less aggressive tumor stays in the brain for sometime and then converts into a type 4.
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