Brain tumors that can be seen in all age groups can be classified into two as benign brain tumors and malignant brain tumors.
Benign Brain Tumor (Menangioma)
Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumor. The most important symptom is headaches that do not go away. Depending on the location of the tumor, it may also give symptoms such as weakness in the arms or legs, speech disorder, epileptic seizures. There is no rule that every headache sufferer will have a brain tumor, but if there are long-term headaches, it is useful to have a brain MRI examination, just in case. The types and locations of meningiomas can be very different. They grow slowly. The treatment option is decided according to their type, location and size. Usually surgical treatment is applied. In very small tumors that we think do not harm the patient, we can not perform surgery and follow up.
Benign Brain Tumor Symptoms
Severe headaches are the first among the symptoms of memengioma. In addition, epileptic seizures, sometimes weakness in the arms and legs, speech disorders are among the symptoms of meningioma.
Benign Brain Tumor Treatment
Small tumors that do not harm the patient can be observed without surgery, but surgery is usually the treatment for benign brain tumors. In the surgical operation, most of the tumors are removed. Before the operation, imaging methods are performed to see where the tumor is fed and from which vessels it branches.
Malignant Brain Tumor
We can divide malignant brain tumors into two as malignant brain tumors and tumors that jump into the brain from elsewhere. Tumors that jump to the brain from elsewhere are also called metastases.
Symptoms of Malignant Brain Tumors
Severe headaches, nausea and vomiting, loss of consciousness, epileptic seizures, paralysis in the arm or leg depending on the affected area can be counted among the symptoms of malignant brain tumors. The symptoms of malignant brain tumors, on the contrary of benign ones, develop very quickly. It can manifest itself even in a few days.
The Brain’s Own Bad Tumors
When talking about the brain’s own bad tumors, the first thing that comes to mind is glioblastoma multiforme. There is no definitive treatment for this tumor under current conditions. Unfortunately, there is no high success rate in surgical treatment. Advanced tumors spread very quickly. The brain’s own nasty tumors do not jump to another part of the body.
Metastasis – Tumors Jumping From Another Place to the Brain
These are tumors that jump to the brain from cancerous organs such as lung, breast, prostate, stomach, intestine, kidney. It is also possible to say that lung cancer usually gives symptoms after jumping to the brain. Severe headaches, nausea and vomiting, balance coordination disorders, weakness in the arm or leg can be counted among the symptoms of metastasis.
