Brain Tumor Surgery Questions

Sorry to know about the condition of your friend .Please consult the treating Oncologist or Family Physician .I think some medications will help for sure.

Cause is not known and it can be congenital and it can lead to headache/ seizures etc and if symptomatic plan for a surgery after clinical examination

Operation is sometimes needed. For deciding about surgery, doctors check symptoms, ECG and echo pictures. Please post his ECG and echo graphics for a better opinion.

Treatment depends on the symptoms and diagnosis and whether the tumor is a cancerous growth or due to tuberculosis infection and needs to be evaluated after clinical examination.

Well, it's is a small lesion, anthor option is stereotactic biopsy, surgery, is done for confirmation of the pathology that it's a tumor or any infection.

Yes it can cause pain in head.. other than that lack of movement in body part.. (paralysis), convulsions etc..

Yes. She can undergo the surgery after completion of ATT. At least, it will improve the quality of her life by reducing fre1uency and urgency. And regarding PCNL or ESWL .it entirely depends upon position, size, completion of the stone.

The success rate may depends on the deformity of perticular vertebrae Your general body condition
Hard work: may not be possible.

Yes it can be but not always.
Better consult and take proper treatment.
Painkiller is not the right treatment. They are temporary solution.

Not all brain tumors cause symptoms, and some (such as tumors of the pituitary gland) are often not found unless a CT scan or MRI is done for another reason. The symptoms of brain cancer are numerous and not specific to brain tumors, meaning they can be caused by many other illnesses. The only way to know for sure what is causing the symptoms is to undergo diagnostic testing. Symptoms can be caused by:

A tumor pressing on or encroaching on other parts of the brain and keeping them from ...more