Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the most common form of treating a brain tumor, especially if it is benign. Benign tumors are easier to take out because they are in one part of the body. They are unlike malignant tumors, which spread to other parts of the body.
For some patients, their tumors can be removed completely during surgery. However, there are some, which may be deep in the brain, which need several surgeries before it is completely removed. These surgeries are called debulking. Debulking reduces the size of the tumor.
Tumors can be difficult to remove because it spreads and fixes itself to the surrounding tissue. Going about removing the tumor must be done carefully, as to not damage the tissue.
The best doctors for your team when starting surgeries are:
Misha had gone through 17 surgeries, each removing more of the tumor. However, Misha’s tumor was very fast growing; it was malignant. So each time the doctors would go in to remove the tumor, there would be more of it than the last time
Her tumor had started roughly the size of a golf ball. Later it quintupled in size. Because of the tumors growth and hydrocephalus, Misha’s brain had been pushed forward. At one point, the tumor was bigger than her brain.
Now, Misha’s tumor was on her brain stem (she had an exophytic brain stem glioma). This made it extremely difficult to remove the entire tumor because if you cut or touched the brain stem, it could lead to severe brain damage.
Cited
Jasmin, Luc. "Brain tumor - primary - adults." Medicine Plus. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 01 Dec 2011. Web. 9 Jun 2012. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007222.htm>.
For some patients, their tumors can be removed completely during surgery. However, there are some, which may be deep in the brain, which need several surgeries before it is completely removed. These surgeries are called debulking. Debulking reduces the size of the tumor.
Tumors can be difficult to remove because it spreads and fixes itself to the surrounding tissue. Going about removing the tumor must be done carefully, as to not damage the tissue.
The best doctors for your team when starting surgeries are:
Misha had gone through 17 surgeries, each removing more of the tumor. However, Misha’s tumor was very fast growing; it was malignant. So each time the doctors would go in to remove the tumor, there would be more of it than the last time
Her tumor had started roughly the size of a golf ball. Later it quintupled in size. Because of the tumors growth and hydrocephalus, Misha’s brain had been pushed forward. At one point, the tumor was bigger than her brain.
Now, Misha’s tumor was on her brain stem (she had an exophytic brain stem glioma). This made it extremely difficult to remove the entire tumor because if you cut or touched the brain stem, it could lead to severe brain damage.
Cited
Jasmin, Luc. "Brain tumor - primary - adults." Medicine Plus. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 01 Dec 2011. Web. 9 Jun 2012. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007222.htm>.