Brain Tumor

The Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center, as one of the world’s largest brain tumour centers, treats hundreds of patients per year, including those with the most unusual forms of brain tumors. A team of doctors with experience treating your specific form of brain tumour will collaborate to prescribe the most appropriate and safe treatment options and provide expert care personalized to your specific needs.

New techniques and technology are being developed to treat brain tumours. Here are some recent findings that may boost the prognosis for people with brain tumors. A brain tumour is an irregular cell growth or mass in the brain. There are several different forms of brain tumours. Some brain tumours are benign (noncancerous), while others are cancerous (malignant).

By growing and pushing on critical areas of the brain, tumours may cause local harm. They may also cause issues if they obstruct the flow of fluid across the brain, resulting in an increase in pressure inside the skull. Some tumours may spread to distant parts of the brain or spine via the spinal fluid.
A primary brain tumour may be either benign or malignant:
1) A malignant tumour is more harmful than a benign tumour because it can rapidly develop and spread to other parts of the brain or spinal cord. Brain cancer is another name for malignant tumours. Since cancer has spread to the brain from other parts of the body, metastatic brain tumours are often malignant.
2) A primary brain tumour that is benign is not cancer. Benign tumours can cause damage to other parts of the brain by rising and pushing on them, but they do not spread. A benign tumour may often transform into a malignant tumour.

Symptoms

The size and location of a brain tumour, as well as other factors, influence the symptoms. They may contain the following:
1) Headache
2) Dizziness
3) Numbness or weakness
4) Vomiting
5) Voice, vision, hearing, or personality changes