Brain tumor treatment in Türkiye

Treatment for brain tumors depends on a number of factors including the type, location and size of the tumor as well as the patient’s age and general health. Treatment methods and schedules differ for children and adults.

Brain tumor treatments

Brain tumors are treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.

Depending on the patient’s condition, several methods can be used. The team includes neurosurgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, a dietician and a social worker, who work together to provide the best possible care.

Before treatment begins, most patients are given steroids, which are medicines that reduce swelling or edema. You may receive an anticonvulsant medication to prevent or control seizures.

If hydrocephalus is present, you may need a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid.

A shunt is a long, thin tube that is placed into a ventricle in the brain and then attached under the skin to another part of the body, usually the abdomen.

It works like a drainpipe. Excess fluid is carried away from the brain and absorbed into the abdomen. In some cases, fluid is drained into the heart.

Surgical treatment of brain tumors

Surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. To remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an opening in the skull. This operation is called a craniotomy.

Whenever possible, the surgeon tries to remove the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your doctor may remove as much of the tumor as possible.

Partial removal helps relieve symptoms by reducing pressure on the brain and reducing the amount of tumor that will be treated with radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

Some tumors cannot be removed. In such cases, the doctor may only perform a biopsy. A small piece of the tumor is removed so that a pathologist can examine it under a microscope to determine what type of cells it contains. This helps the doctor decide which treatment to use.

Sometimes, a biopsy is performed using a needle. Doctors use a special head frame (such as a areola) and a CT or MRI scan to determine the exact location of the tumor. The surgeon makes a small hole in the skull and then guides a needle into the tumor. The use of this technique for a biopsy or for stereotaxic therapy is called.

Other advanced intraoperative techniques include brain mapping to find functional pathways near tumors, endoscopy for performing biopsies, opening spinal fluid pathways through a small scope, and computer-assisted stereotaxic tumor resection. Intraoperative MRI is available to help further remove the tumor.

Radiation therapy

Radiation oncology, also called radiotherapy, is the use of high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells and stop their growth. It is often used to destroy tumor tissue that cannot be removed with surgery or to kill cancer cells that may remain after surgery. Radiotherapy is also used when surgery is not possible.

Radiation therapy can be given in two ways. The external radiation comes from a large machine. Generally, external radiation treatments are given five days a week for several weeks.

The radiation oncology treatment schedule depends on the type of tumor, its size, and the age of the patient. Giving the full dose of radiation over a long period helps protect healthy tissue in the tumor area.

External radiation may be directed only at the tumor, surrounding tissue, or the entire brain. Sometimes the radiation is also directed at the spinal cord.

When the entire brain is treated, the patient often receives an extra dose of radiation to the area of the tumor. This boost can come from external radiation or from an implant.

Radiation can also come from radioactive material placed directly into a tumor, or radiotherapy implant.

Depending on the materials used, the implant can be left in the brain for a short time or permanently. The implants lose a little bit of radioactivity each day. The patient stays in the hospital for several days while the radiation is most active.

The gamma knife, or stereotactic radiosurgery, is another method for treating brain tumors. The Gamma Knife is not actually a knife, but rather a radiotherapy technology that delivers a high dose of highly concentrated radiation to its target with precision.

The treatment is done in just one session. High-energy rays target the tumor from many angles. In this way, a high dose of radiation reaches the tumor without harming other brain tissue.

Chemotherapy

Radiation chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. A doctor may use one drug or a combination. The drugs are usually given by mouth or by injection into a blood vessel or muscle. Chemotherapy involves injecting drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid.

Chemoradiation oncology treatment is usually given in cycles. The treatment period is followed by a recovery period, then another treatment period, and so on. Patients often do not need to stay in the hospital for treatment.

However, depending on the medications used, the way they are given, and the patient’s general health, a short hospital stay may be necessary.

Advancements in chemotherapy include direct placement into the tumor cavity using a new technology called convection-enhanced delivery.

Brain tumor treatment in Türkiye

Türkiye is a regional medical center for the treatment of oncology, as it receives patients from the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

This is due to the high success rates of these operations. The success rate of brain tumor treatment in Türkiye depends on the status of the tumor, as some cases reach very high success rates.

Also, the cost of oncology treatment in Türkiye depends largely on the status of the tumor, and it is impossible to predict a preliminary or estimated cost of oncology treatment.

So, in the event that you want to consult doctors and request a price quote, we will ask you to send medical reports and a description of the case to REHABTÜRK doctors from here Ask for a free consultation.