Brain tumors in adult tumor manifest as a mass of abnormal cells in the brain.
A wide variety of brain tumors exist. Some brain tumors are noncancerous or benign, and some tumors are cancer-causing or malignant. Brain tumors can form in your brain as primary brain tumors or can start in various parts of your body and spread to your brain as metastatic brain tumors.
TYPES
The types of adult brain tumors are the following:
SYMPTOMS
Some brain tumors don’t cause symptoms until they are bigger. Various tumors have symptoms that gradually develop.
Symptoms depend upon the tumor’s size, area, how far it has spread, and whether there is brain swelling. The most generally perceived symptoms are:
DIAGNOSIS
These tests may assess a possible brain tumor and find its area:
TREATMENT
Treatment can include surgery, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy. Brain tumors are best treated by a team composed of a:
Tumors can be hard to clear absolutely by surgery alone. This is because the tumor may spread to the other brain tissues surrounding it. If the tumor can’t be removed, surgery can help lessen intracranial pressure and relieve symptoms.
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