Glioma
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anorexia
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Glioma Complications
Complications of glioma include:
Brain herniation
Coma
Inability to speak
Inability to swallow
Weakness or fatigue
Numbness
Disability
Side effects of chemotherapy
Side effects of Radiation therapy
Side effects of chemotherapy may include:
Anorexia
Bone marrow damage:
Anemia
Low
platelet count
Low
white blood cell count
Constipation
and
diarrhea
Excessive bruising
or bleeding
Hair loss
Heart failure
Increased risk of infection
Mouth sores
(mucositis)
Nausea and vomiting
Weakness or fatigue
Weight loss
Complications of radiation therapy may include:
Fatigue
Hair loss
Infertility
Nausea and vomiting
Other
cancers
Rashes
Retarded bone growth in children
Weight loss
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Glioma Underlying Cause
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Last Updated: Nov 21, 2007
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Glioma References:
Laperriere N, Zuraw L, Cairncross G; Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative Neuro-Oncology Disease Site Group. Radiotherapy for newly diagnosed malignant glioma in adults: a systematic review. Radiother Oncol. 2002 Sep;64(3):259-73.
Salvati M, Caroli E, Orlando ER, Frati A, Artizzu S, Ferrante L. Multicentric glioma: our experience in 25 patients and critical review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev. 2003 Oct;26(4):275-9.
Stewart LA. Chemotherapy in adult high-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 12 randomised trials. Lancet. 2002 Mar 23;359(9311):1011-8.
