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脑膜瘤s

What are Meningiomas?

脑膜瘤s develop in the brain or spinal cord from the surrounding membranes called meninges. These membranes serve as a protective barrier between the brain and skull, as well as between the spine and spinal cord.

大多数脑膜瘤都是良性的,但是如果它们的长大足以给大脑或脊柱施加压力,它们可能会引起重大健康问题。1年级脑膜瘤最常见的是,肿瘤细胞生长缓慢。2级非典型脑膜瘤are mid-grade tumors, which have a higher chance of recurrence after they are removed. They include choroid and clear-cell meningioma.Grade 3 anaplastic meningiomas是快速增长的恶性肿瘤。它们包括乳头状和胸腺脑膜瘤。

加入Uthealth Neurosciences教授和神经外科医生Dong Kim博士,讨论由称为脑膜的大脑衬里引起的这些脑肿瘤。

Causes of Meningioma

脑膜瘤的原因尚不清楚,尽管研究表明脑膜瘤在女性中更为常见。beplay苹果手机能用吗但是,高级肿瘤(3年级和4年级)发生在男人中。暴露于辐射,尤其是在童年时期,是唯一已知的患有脑膜瘤的环境危险因素。2型神经纤维瘤病患者患脑膜瘤的风险更高。

脑膜瘤和诊断的早期迹象

脑膜瘤的症状取决于肿瘤的位置。一些症状,例如头痛或认知变化,可能会随着时间的流逝而缓慢而恶化。其他迹象,例如癫痫发作或运动功能的丧失,可能会突然出现。随着脑膜瘤在大脑或脊髓的区域开始生长,组织上的压力会增加。症状可能包括头痛,恶心和/或呕吐,癫痫发作,双视力,嗜睡或嗜睡,情绪或人格变化,运动功能的丧失,无力或麻木,语音难度和/或记忆丧失。

脑膜瘤的诊断和分期可能涉及眼睛,视力,肌肉力量和反射的神经检查;MRI和CT扫描;位置排放断层扫描;和肿瘤活检以去除组织样品进行病理测试。



Treatment

脑肿瘤的标准治疗方法是手术,放射线,化学疗法和/或靶向疗法。您的治疗团队将根据肿瘤的位置(无论是扩散,成绩以及您的总体健康和健身,脑膜瘤的位置)推荐最好的脑膜瘤治疗方法。在Uthealth Neurosciences,您可以期待诊断和治疗方面的最新进展,以及获得国际多中心临床试验的访问。

某些肿瘤可能需要注意等待,因为神经科医生和神经外科医生追踪变化,而高级肿瘤将需要手术和/或放射治疗,化学疗法,使用干细胞移植,有针对性的靶向疗法进行高剂量化学疗法,该治疗攻击癌细胞而不会损害正常细胞,免疫疗法,免疫疗法,免疫疗法,免疫疗法,免疫疗法,免疫治疗,或在临床试验中测试的新型治疗方法。

Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, and radiation oncologists discuss cases in depth weekly at a tumor board review. Working as a team ensures that each patient benefits from the full spectrum of expertise and the best treatment options available, including new drug therapies and immunotherapies being tested in clinical trials.

您对Uthealth神经科学的期望

At UTHealth Neurosciences, neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional pain management specialists, neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists, and neuropathologists work together to determine the care each patient needs, discussing treatment options as a group. This approach saves our patients time and money and allows our specialists to share each other’s insights, leading to better treatment decision-making and outcomes.

我们首先调查了非手术治疗的选择,包括医疗管理,疼痛管理,物理疗法,康复和注意等待。当需要手术时,我们的神经外科医生通常采用创新的微创技术。在整个治疗过程中,我们的团队与医生紧密合作,他转介您以确保平稳过渡到您的常规护理计划。当您与我们在一起时,您可以期待专家护理,出色的沟通和真正的同情心。

Brain Tumor Types

胶质母细胞瘤多形(GBM)
Glioma
Hemangioblastoma
Malignant meningioma
髓母细胞瘤
脑膜瘤
Oligodendroglioma
垂体腺瘤和库欣综合症
Pituitary tumor
Skull base tumor
Schwannoma


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