Posted by farshad on April 4, 2018, at 16:41:59
In reply to Re: How are you doing? » farshad, posted by ed_uk2010 on April 4, 2018, at 16:14:38
> Hi,
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> >So you can have a tumor outside of your brain that releases CRH?
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> Yes, you can, but it's very rare. Can happen with conditions such as lung cancer, but it is extremely uncommon.
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> >that doesn't make much sense to me.. how is that possible?
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> Cancer cells are not the same as the surrounding tissue. Some cancers do release hormones.
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> >Is it because the tumor is connected to the CNS and this somehow releases CRH?
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> No, the tumours are not connected to the CNS.
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> >Are you telling me there has been no reports of a tumor in the brain releasing CRH?
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> There have been reports of hypothalamic hamartoma releasing CRH. This condition is present from birth and causes physical changes at an early age eg. seizures.
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> >Are there any signs you can look for on your body to see if a tumor is there if its not in the brain?
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> CRH-releasing tumours elsewhere in the body are cancers. It sounds like you've had anxiety and depression for about ten years? This shows that the symptoms are definitely not due to cancer.
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> The situation with most mental health problems is that no clear physical cause can ever be determined.
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So a CRH releasing tumor in the brain is not cancer? but if its in other places it is cancer? I have had anxiety problems since age 10 im 20 now almost 21. My anxiety just got worse and worse.. Im thinking I have a benign tumor non cancerous in the brain that releases CRH or maybe something else that could be causing my 24/7 anxiety, I dont know what you would label that as.. Anyway my appointment is tommorow so hopefully my doctor will agree to check this out... But I dont have any seizurez... I have sometimes had random head twitches where my head will make a fast reflex movement but its quick and suddel and then im back to normal .
So I dont think I have hypothalamic hamartoma releasing CRH but something close to it. Is hypothalamic hamartoma releasing CRH rare?So a crh releasing tumor outside of the brain would different from inside? a tumor outside wouldnt cause anxiety problems?
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