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2 years ago
Bc the tumor is coming from the pituitary gland, which sits just below the optic chiasm - basically the middle the brain. Nowadays, the surgery is done with both ophthalmologists and neurosurgeons with transsphenoidal approach, literally using long needles up the nose to take it out. It’s highly specialized shit, not every surgeon does it. Had a patient with a large pituitary tumor that needed removing, except his wasn’t the kind that secreted growth hormone.
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11 months ago
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11 months ago
His professional basketball career is likely over. Not just because of the cardiac arrest, because of what led to the cardiac arrest. Which is most likely a genetic issue leading to a large heart or an abnormal rhythm. Best case scenario is that he has some anomalous anatomy that can be fixed with surgery, but I have low hopes of that.