Hi Dr. Landolfi;
Here is the next question from the group. First though, I want to pass on the sincere "thanks" expressed by many of the group members for your assistance.
Is there any correlation between age and the way the tumor grows, or how aggressive it is?
Thank you (as always)
Bruce
The doctor's response...
For some tumors that may be true-like an acoustic neuroma, which can have rapid growth (rarely) in younger patients. Overall there is no difference in the way tumors grow with regard to age. A grade 2 tumor may become a grade 3 sooner in patients over the age of forty than in those younger than forty.. Age may play a role in deciding on how and when to treat these patients. For gliomas, although histologically the same (under the microscope) they can behave differently in children compared to adults, sometimes more aggressive, sometimes less.
Dr. Landolfi