How to treat recurrent pituitary tumors after surgery

The repeated attacks of pituitary tumors are very painful for patients, so you should pay attention to regular check-ups and postoperative care after surgery. Postoperative recurrence needs to be taken seriously and you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. So, how to treat the repeated attacks of pituitary tumors after surgery? Generally, doctors will develop a treatment plan based on the condition. Let us take a look at its treatment principles.

First determine whether the tumor is recurring or regenerating:

Strictly speaking, tumor recurrence and tumor regrowth have different definitions. The former refers to the complete removal of the tumor by surgery, and the growth of the same type of tumor in the brain later; the latter refers to the partial removal of the tumor by surgery, but a part of it remains in the brain, and the residual tumor grows again later. In this case, the number of reexaminations is more than the former. Due to different conditions, the number of reexaminations and the interval time are determined according to the specific situation. If clinical discomfort symptoms occur or the original symptoms worsen, a reexamination should be carried out in time. Problems can be found in time through reexamination and timely treatment can be given.

Treatment of recurrent pituitary tumors and residual lesions:

Clinically, brain tumors can be treated with surgery in the early stages, but the surgery is difficult and generally cannot be removed after surgery because the boundary between the tumor and normal tissue is unclear. Therefore, postoperative consolidation therapy is particularly important. Since the human brain has a blood-brain barrier, it is difficult for chemotherapy drugs to reach the tumor site. Therefore, chemotherapy is almost meaningless for brain tumors. Radiotherapy has a significant effect on brain tumors in the short term.

Gamma Knife treatment for recurrent pituitary tumors:

For patients whose pituitary tumors recur after surgical treatment, if the condition is serious, secondary treatment of the pituitary tumor is still very necessary. Since pituitary tumors are mostly treated surgically, it is recommended to choose the gamma knife treatment method for secondary treatment. Gamma knife treatment of pituitary tumors is a minimally invasive treatment with advantages such as no need for general anesthesia, no surgery, no bleeding and no infection. Of course, the final situation still depends on the patient's condition.