Changes (such as swelling) may be observed in the back of the eye, where the blind spot is. Usually there are no changes in temperature, blood pressure, pulse or respiratory rates except just before death. [cedars-sinai.edu]

Corticosteroids help lessen the swelling around the brain tumour and may relieve headaches and other symptoms. A commonly used corticosteroid is dexamethasone (Decadron, Dexasone). [cancer.ca]

Characteristics include red or dark patches on the skin; burning, itching, swelling, hardening, and tightening of the skin; yellow spots on the whites of the eyes; joint stiffness with trouble moving or straightening the arms, hands, legs, or feet; pain [emedicine.medscape.com]

Other CNS tumors and conditions that have gemistocytes or gemistocyte-like cells include: [2] Oligodendroglioma with "minigemistocytes" Ependymoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Astroblastoma Reactive gliosis in inflammation, infection, or demyelinating [wikidoc.org]

But a few weeks later it was growing again, so off to 6 weeks radio, dex, and the stuff that stops the dex giving you an ulcer! I was climbing the walls with the dex! [cancercompass.com]

Some suggest that gemistocytic morphology should be considered as evidence of a higher grade astrocytoma. However, there is no consensus on the percentage of gemistocytes associated with a worse prognosis than otherwise expected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These results suggest that the predominant tumor histology may be altered by selective pressures imposed by therapy. [cureus.com]

Some authors suggest that they should be considered WHO III tumors 2. The median with treatment is only 2.5 years, with a 5-year survival rate of 30% which is significantly worse than other low grade gliomas 4. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] each year in the United States if everyone maintained a healthy body weight: 1 Percentages from AICR/WCRF ’ s Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention, 2009 2 Calculated from total estimated incidence, Cancer Facts and Figures 2009, ACS These results suggest [news.cancerconnect.com]

Look on line for suggestions as well. Prayers to you and your husband! [cancercompass.com]

To this day, we remain awed, humbled, blessed and ever so grateful for all the love and support we gained by sharing our fears and our feelings. [brainstormwebs.com]

The patient was delivered by cesarean section and a total excision of the hemorrhagic tumor was carried out on the third day of his life. The histological study revealed gemistocytic astrocytoma (WHO grade II). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Survival time did not correlate with the presence of perivascular lymphocytic infiltration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

infiltrate Abscence of mitoses, microvascular proliferation, and necrosis Immunohistochemistry Gemistocytic astrocytoma is demonstrated by positivity to tumor marker such as GFAP. [5] Differentiating Gemistocytic Astrocytoma from other Diseases Gemistocytic [wikidoc.org]

Ridley, A, Cavanagh, JB 1971 Lymphocytic infiltration in gliomas: evidence of possible host resistance Brain 94 117 24 PubMed Google Scholar 23. [link.springer.com]

infiltration in the background of dense keloidlike fibrosis Clue 17　良性の乳管周囲を同心円状に取り巻く小型腫瘍細胞 Targetoid pattern（tumor cells concentrically arranged around ducts） Clue 18　ローゼンタール線維（棍棒状の好酸性無構造物） Rosenthal fibers（thick, elongated, eosinophilic structures） [kinpodo-pub.co.jp]