Brain cancer patients should pay attention to their diagnosis methods in a timely manner

The appearance of brain cancer will have a certain impact on the patient's life, and will endanger health in the later stage. If the patient does not combine the diagnosis method of brain cancer in time, it may cause the disease to be out of control, which will be very dangerous. Therefore, everyone should understand the diagnosis of brain cancer so that they can receive treatment in time. Let's take a look at the specific items of brain cancer diagnosis.

Diagnosis of brain cancer includes:

1. Magnetic resonance imaging

It can show the vast majority of intracranial tumors and peritumoral edema, and can accurately show the location, size, and shape of the tumor. It is an important additional diagnostic method for brain cancer after CT, especially for tumors of the skull base and brain stem close to the bones, such as benign astrocytomas on the tentorium, which can show autologous abnormalities, making up for the missed diagnosis of CT without abnormal findings. Therefore, MRI is more suitable for the diagnosis of early brain cancer.

2. Biochemical test

For patients with pituitary tumors, especially those with excessive secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland, blood biochemical tests can be used to confirm the diagnosis, which is also one of the diagnostic methods for brain cancer. Prolactin, growth hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, gonadotropin, etc. can be tested separately to clarify the nature of pituitary disease. Among them, prolactinoma is the most common, accounting for about 50%, followed by growth hormone adenoma and adrenocorticotropic hormone adenoma.

3. Brain CT scan

The detection rate of brain cancer can reach over 90%. The size, shape, number, location, density and nature of the lesions can be easily displayed, and the anatomical relationship is clear. It is currently the main item in the diagnosis of brain cancer.

The above is the diagnosis of brain cancer. I hope everyone can understand it one by one. As long as you know the above diagnostic methods of brain cancer, you can find out the disease in time and receive effective treatment. So please keep in mind the diagnostic items of brain cancer, which will definitely have a great effect on the patient's condition. Finally, I wish all patients can fight the disease to the end.