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What is Tumor removal / resection?

Surgical removal of all or part of a tumor.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Growths or tumors (dysplasia) 4 1 Efficacy_slight
Lipoma(s) 3 0
Parotid Gland Tumor 3 1 Efficacy_major
Acoustic neuroma 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans 2 2 Efficacy_major
Melanoma 1 1 Efficacy_major

See 1 patient currently having Tumor removal / resection

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 3
Mild
 1
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tumor removal / resection

Hospitalization 8
Chronic pain 1
Facial paralysis 1
Facial nerve pain 1
Pain 1
Dents in skin due to surgery 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Tumor removal / resection (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 19   Not indicated: 100%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped having Tumor removal / resection

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Having Tumor removal / resection

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tumor removal / resection

Always
 7 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tumor removal / resection

Very
 2 29%
Somewhat
 4 57%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 14%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tumor removal / resection

$200+
 1 50%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 27, 2012.