Can a non-cancerous brain tumor grow back once it has been removed?

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Can a non-cancerous brain tumor grow back once it has been removed?

2007-02-18 03:31:03 · 3 answers · asked by EvilFairies 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer

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Yes, it can.

The recurrence rate for meningiomas is 8-20% over ten years, for the tumors that were thought to be totally removed. It is much higher if not all the tumor was able to be resected.

Follow-up with CT or MRI scans is important to detect any recurrence early.

2007-02-18 03:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

No, but new ones could grow in.

2007-02-18 03:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes, but benign ones are so much easier to treat than malignant ones, because they don't have little fingers that spread out everywhere.

2007-02-18 03:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋