An astrocytoma is a glioma that develops from star-shaped glial cells (astrocytes) that support nerve cells. An anaplastic astrocytoma is classified as a grade III tumor.
Treatment depends on the location of the tumor and how far it has progressed. Surgery and radiation therapy, with chemotherapy during or following radiation, are the standard treatments. If surgery is not an option, then the doctor may recommend radiation and/or chemotherapy. Many clinical trials (experimental treatments) using radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination are available for initial and recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas.
The link below has all the information on his tumor, if you are interested!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaplastic_astrocytoma
I just cannot express how thankful I am that his tumor was removed all the way with surgery the first time!! He had a very very aggressive kind of tumor, and this kind of tumor is very hard to remove with surgery the first attempt! I just hope this is it, and we move on and Logan gets to fulfill his dreams! The doctors say there is a 40% chance Logan's cancerous tumor could come back and a 60% chance it wont! But I'll let god be the judge on what happens! We brought this sweet little boy into this world and we are going to enjoy every moment that we are given with him! Logan has 3 more treatments left! Oh joy!! I sure can't wait!
