UPDATE: TANTLINGER'S SURGERY SUCCESSFUL.Byline: - Ramona Shelburne Kevin Tantlinger, an assistant softball coach at Highland High of Palmdale, underwent successful surgery at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. on Wednesday. Tantlinger suffers from adenoid cystic carcinoma adenoid cystic carcinoma n. A carcinoma characterized by large epithelial masses containing round glandlike spaces or cysts, frequently containing mucus, that are bordered by layers of epithelial cells. Also called cylindromatous carcinoma. (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), a rare form of brain cancer, and was given only three months to live if he did not have the experimental surgery. Doctors at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX operated for more than 13 hours and removed all but one small part of his tumor, according to his daughter Lauren Tantlinger, a pitcher for Highland. Lauren Tantlinger and 20 other friends and family stayed at UCLA the entire time Kevin Tantlinger was in surgery. The Daily News has received an outpouring of calls and letters of support for Tantlinger. If you would like to make a donation to the family, contact Highland High softball coach Dan Morrow at (661) 538-0304. |
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