Brain Tumors
Tumors that develop inside the head and affect me are called brain tumors. The exact cause of most brain tumors is not known. Brain tumors can be benign or malignant.
These tumors cause various complaints by increasing intracranial pressure or by disrupting brain functions depending on their location. Common complaints include headache, weakness in the arm or leg, epileptic seizures, speech disorders, behavioral disorders, and visual impairment, etc.
Patients diagnosed with a brain tumor must first see a brain surgeon (neurosurgery specialist). The primary treatment for most brain tumors is surgical removal of the tumor under an operating microscope (microsurgical resection). In some critical tumors, auxiliary methods such as navigation and intraoperative MRI may be useful in this removal process.
There is no benefit in surgical removal of some brain tumors. In this case, performing a "stereotactic brain biopsy", which is also a brain surgery, and determining the type of tumor in this way poses less risk for the patient. Brief information about these methods is provided below.
