Brain cancer is easily confused with 4 diseases

After brain cancer occurs, it can affect the normal functions of other organs, so it is easy to be misdiagnosed during the diagnosis process, such as eye disease or endocrine disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, sensorineural hearing loss and cervical spondylosis.

Eye disease or endocrine disease

When patients show signs of decreased vision, they go to the ophthalmology department for treatment and are treated for fundus diseases such as optic neuritis and optic atrophy. Patients with pituitary tumors whose symptoms include amenorrhea and lactation often go to the gynecology, breast or endocrinology department for diagnosis and treatment. Only when the treatment effect is unsatisfactory or the condition worsens further will they think of doing a head CT or MRI examination. At this time, the tumor has grown very large, which brings great difficulties to treatment. This is common in patients with pituitary tumors.

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

The clinical manifestations of brain tumors and cerebrovascular diseases are very similar, such as slow reaction, confused thinking logic, urinating and defecating anywhere, lazy life, memory loss, unclear speech, and even hemiplegia, so they are often misdiagnosed as cerebral arteriosclerosis and cerebral thrombosis, which is common in elderly brain cancer.

Sensorineural hearing loss

When patients experience tinnitus and hearing loss, they usually go to the ENT department for treatment and are often diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, which is actually caused by the tumor affecting the auditory nerve.

Cervical Spondylosis

Cerebellar or brainstem tumors often present with dizziness, neck discomfort, and limb numbness, which can be easily misdiagnosed as cervical spondylosis. Patients often use inappropriate treatments such as medication, cervical traction, and traditional Chinese medicine massage, which delays the treatment of the disease.