What are the symptoms of advanced brain cancer?

The main symptoms of brain cancer are nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, coma, epilepsy, limb function sensory abnormalities, language dysfunction and other symptoms, which are very harmful to health. Timely detection and standardized treatment are the key. If it is clear, timely and standardized treatment is the key. The first choice of treatment is surgery. If surgery is not possible, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can only be considered. The purpose of treatment can only be to prolong life. It cannot be cured near the brainstem. There will be symptoms of brainstem compression: paralysis of one side of the limbs, oculomotor nerve paralysis, changes in pupil size, limited eye movement, choking when drinking water, inability to swallow, etc. Patients with advanced brain cancer may experience symptoms such as headache, vomiting and visual impairment. In addition, brain cancer patients also have local symptoms.

What are the signs of brain cancer?

Symptoms of local nerve damage: epilepsy, diplopia, mental and consciousness disorders (changes in thinking, emotions, intelligence, consciousness, personality and memory), hemiplegia, unsteady walking, sensory aphasia, ataxia, peripheral facial paralysis, etc. Mental symptoms: manifested as apathy, dullness, memory loss, poor comprehension, lack of concentration, dementia, and changes in personality and behavior. Brain cancer can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.

Is it impossible to have surgery in late stage brain cancer?

Malignant tumors in the brain mainly include gliomas, malignant meningiomas, germ cell tumors and metastatic tumors. In the late stage of the tumor, it often causes severe symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. It often grows invasively and has unclear boundaries with surrounding tissues. If surgery is possible, it can be surgically removed. If it cannot be completely removed, it must be treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but most have a poor prognosis. Brain tumors cannot be operated on. They are generally malignant tumors, and the disease has already spread and metastasized. For such cases, conservative treatment is generally adopted. Malignant tumors in the brain are mainly gliomas.