Pediatric Brain Tumor Doctors & Experts

Brain tumor – this term refers to a group of brain neoplasms. They can be both benign and malignant. The occurrence of such a pathology is possible as a result of the beginning of uncontrolled cell division or metastasis from the tumor focus of another organ. Depending on this, it is customary to highlight:

• primary tumor – as a result of cell division, which was normal in the past;
• secondary – resulting from metastasis.

The clinical picture of a brain tumor becomes brighter as the size of the neoplasm itself grows. It is caused by tumor pressure on brain tissue, or by disorders in the work of nerve structures.

Treatment of pathology

In the Tel Aviv Medical Clinic, oncologists, radiologists and neurosurgeons choose a method of treating neoplasms of the central nervous system, taking into account not only the type and location of the tumor, its features, the age of the patient and his general condition, but also the possibility of developing intraoperative and postoperative complications. In the arsenal of doctors of the clinic, there are the most modern methods.

The main method of treating most brain tumors is surgery. The nature and scope of surgery are determined individually for each patient and depends on many factors: the type and size of formation, the location of the tumor, the age of the child.

The effectiveness of surgery depends on the timely diagnosis of the disease, the experience and medical qualification of the surgeon, and the technical capabilities of the clinic. It is worth noting that the Tel Aviv Medical Clinic uses the most advanced non-operational methods of treating brain tumors: stereotactic radiosurgery to remove small tumors in 1 session, radiation therapy on the latest generation TrueBeam installations, equipped with the latest linear accelerators and systems to make the therapy as effective and safe as possible, and many others. If brain surgery is inevitable, it is carried out only by world-class specialists who masterfully master all the methods and technologies of modern neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology. Preference is given to sparing minimally invasive methods and operations with access through the nose, which do not require an incision in the skull.