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Photon Therapy

Proton therapy is called heavy ion therapy. It kills cancer cells. It breaks the DNA of the cell. It uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from a special machine.

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I have melanocytomas of the cervical spine. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have multiple melanocytomas of the meninges in the cervical spine. I had a single tumor removed in 14 years back and it has regrown, along with others. The tumor board where I am being treated recommends radiation. Photon therapy would expose my spinal cord to radiation so it cannot...  Read Full »


Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Multiple meningeal melanocytomas are usually benign lesion. Now it looks like they have recurred again. So now it is better to take a biopsy first to confirm the diagnosis pathologically and to rule out any other issue . Since your last surgical removal of melanocytoma,...  Read Full »

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