Hello, My mother who is 59 had a stroke last week which turned out to be a blood clot caused by a very small tumor. The neurologist says he scraped out most if not all of the abnormal cells he saw which were near her motor skill region. She has limited use of her right side and will be going for physical therapy tomorrow followed by radiation in 2 weeks and taking a chemo pill. The pathology reports showed the cancer was glioblastoma but it was not seen by an MRI or cats can just the report. I see the median life expectancy is 15 months. Is it possible for her to live a much longer life due to the tumor being so small and them getting most if not all out? I am really just looking for an honest answer of the possibility of survival or years she could possibly be with us due to them catching in in the early stages.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Nuroblastoma is very aggressive brain malignancy and can rapidly spread in distal organs. It causes complications in brain too. Like hemorrhage, infarct, seizures, infection etc. So the stroke, your mother had is mostly due to complication of Nuroblastoma. So this suggest poor prognosis. And life expectancy in such patients are less than 20 months.