Re: HGH--ANd Recurring tumor

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New Message on Pituitary Chat HGH--ANd Recurring tumor Reply   Recommend Message 7 in Discussion From: Oldmanfore Dear Greg and Barry,   If my reading is correct, Barry you had your second surgery after the radiation. One neurosurgeon told me two years ago that it would be very difficult to operate on pituitary tumour after radiation; simply it would be like walking through a forest filled with undergrowth....   Did the neurosurgeon have to use special equipment like intra-operative MRI to assist?   I was recently told that the top neurosurgeons have gone back to microscopic surgery using intra-operative MRI to pinpoint any tumour cells not resected. That method is better than full endoscopic pit surgery. They found full endoscopic surgeries may not give them enough space to manoeuvre in that tight environment. Also endoscopes still cannot detect all the remnant tumour cells.   I wonder whether any visitors to this website have ideas on this topic?   Oldmanfore View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Pituitary Chat.