Wow! What a drive! Scott and I met Dr. Eckardt this morning. He is a really nice man. He explained that this is a benign condition with very aggressive, abnormal markers. These tumors are in the family of sarcomas but they are not a matastatic disease. He also isn't so sure that surgery would be helpful. He explained that these tumors are similar in make up to the muscle tissue they are sandwiched between. It is difficult to determine where one ends and the other begins. There is often microscopic amounts left behind as well. He feels I would benefit from a "fair amount" of radiation.
I took in my MRI images and the pathology slides from both surgeries and he will have the radiologist and pathologist at UCLA look at them and present their findings to the tumor review board. They will meet one week from today and discuss my case. It is here that my treatment plan will be devised.
I have not gone in for the second MRI. I don't know if it is necessary. It has been approved if I need it.
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