How about surgery to treat brain cancer

The onset of brain cancer is seriously harmful to our body, so how about surgical treatment of brain cancer? This is a question that everyone is concerned about. Now, let our experts explain to you the relevant content about surgical treatment of brain cancer.

How does surgery treat brain cancer? Here is an introduction to how surgery treats brain cancer :

Resection of brain tumors is still the most common treatment mode. In surgical resection, studies have shown that the use of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) to mark cancer cells and make them fluorescent can help improve the tumor resection rate. The product Gliolan (medac GmbH) has been approved for marketing in Europe. For some deeper tumors or tumors that cannot be removed by traditional surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma knife, Cyberknife or Novalis Txradiosurgery) is also another surgical option.

1. The survival rate of patients with primary brain tumors is closely related to the type of tumor and the patient's age and physiological function. These factors will affect the treatment mode chosen by the patient. This is one of the surgical treatments for brain cancer.

2. For benign tumors, the chance of complete surgical removal is higher, and the patient's survival rate is also higher. For example, astrocytomas of the brain or cerebellum, craniopharyngiomas of the sella turcica, choroid plexus tumors of the ventricles, etc., do not require radiation or chemotherapy, and the chance of recurrence is low, but regular CT or MRI reexamination is required. Residual benign tumors that cannot be completely removed by surgery can be observed and tracked, or chemotherapy or radiation therapy can be used immediately.

3. For general malignant brain tumors, such as degenerative astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, teratoma, etc., those that can be completely or nearly completely removed have a better prognosis, but radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy are necessary to achieve the goal of controlling tumor growth. This is also a surgical treatment method for brain cancer.

How is surgery for brain cancer? I believe that after reading the above explanation, you will have a certain understanding of how surgery treats brain cancer! I hope the above explanation can help you. If you still have any questions, you can directly consult our online experts or call us to find out. The experts will give you detailed answers.

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