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Brain Tumor - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

The growth of abnormal cells in the • Difficulty with balance
tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be • Speech difficulties
benign (non-cancerous) or malignant • Confusion in everyday matter.
(cancerous). Diagnosis
Brain tumors are classified depending on Computed tomography (CT Scan): A
the exact site of the tumor, the type of computerized x-ray machine is used to
tissue involved, benign or malignant take a series of detailed pictures from
tendencies of the tumor, and other many different angles. Dye may be
factors. Primary brain tumors can arise injected to help to clarify organs and
from the brain cells, the meninges tissues.
(membranes around the brain), nerves, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):
glands. Powerful magnets waves are used to make a
Causes of Brain Tumor series of detailed pictures. Patients are
The cause of primary brain tumors is injected with a substance called
unknown. This is because they are rare, gadolinium to highlight possible cancer
there are many types, and there are many cells.
possible risk factors that could play a Angiogram. This imaging test uses a dye
role. Exposure to some types of to visualize all the blood vessels in the
radiation, head injuries, and hormone brain to detect certain types of tumors.
replacement therapy may be risk factors, Lumbar puncture/spinal tap. For this
as well as many others. The risk of using procedure, a special needle is placed
cell phones is hotly debated. into the lower back and into the spinal
Genetic mutations and deletions of tumor canal around the spinal cord. A small
suppressor genes (i.e., genes that amount of cerebrospinal fluid, which
suppress the development of malignant surrounds the brain and spinal cord, can
cells) increase the risk for some types be removed and sent for testing.
of brain cancer. Inherited diseases that Treatment
are associated with brain tumors include Surgery is required to determine whether
the following: a brain tumor exists and what type of
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 tumor it is. A small sample of tumor
(pituitary adenoma) tissue may be surgically removed and
• Neurofibromatosis type 2 (brain and examined under a microscope. This is
spinal cord tumors) called a biopsy. Sometimes a biopsy is
• Retinoblastoma (malignant retinal done by making a small hole in the skull
glioma) and using a needle to extract a sample of
• Tuberous sclerosis (primary brain the tumor.
tumors) Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment
• Von Hippel-Lindau disease (retinal that uses high-energy x-rays or other
tumor, CNS tumors) types of radiation to kill cancer cells.
Signs and Symptoms of Brain Tumor There are two types of radiation therapy.
Signs and symptoms can include the External radiation therapy uses a machine
following: outside the body to send radiation toward
• New onset or change in pattern of the cancer. Internal radiation therapy
headaches uses a radioactive substance sealed in
• Headaches that gradually become more needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that
frequent and more severe are placed directly into or near the
• Unexplained nausea or vomiting cancer. The way the radiation therapy is
• Vision problems, such as blurred given depends on the type and stage of
vision, double vision or loss of the cancer being treated.
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