Brain Matters Foundation would like you to educate more people, raise awareness about brain tumors, provide support for those diagnosed, and implement testing for early detection.
The side effects from these primary brain tumors are lifelong for the patient and their families. Each patient is affected differently depending on where the tumor is located, the grade, and success of resection (removal).
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Primary Brain Tumors include tumors that form from the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord. Some form directly from brain tissue.
A Meningioma is the most common primary brain tumor. More than 30 % of all brain tumors are meningiomas. 85% of these tumors are non-cancerous or benign.
They seem to appear in women more than men.
These tumors form from the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges.
They grow inward putting pressure on the brain and spinal cord as they slowly enlarge.
Meningiomas are grouped in different ways.
The way easiest to remember is a WHO Grade scale.
WHO GRADE I - Slow growing non-cancerous or benign tumor. Rarely recur.
WHO GRADE II- (10-15% of meningiomas) Relatively slow growing with slightly abnormal cells and capable of invading adjacent normal tissue. May recur as a higher grade tumor. AKA Atypical meningioma (This is the Meningioma that I have)
WHO GRADE III- (approx. 3%) Actively reproducing abnormal cells that move into adjacent normal brain tissue. Have a higher risk of recurrence and may return as a higher grade tumor.
WHO GRADE IV- (Rare) Rapidly reproducing, abnormally shaped cells containing dead tissue and invade nearby areas. These are Malignant or Cancerous tumors.
Some treatments for Brain tumors include resection (surgery), radiation therapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination.
Depending on where the tumor is located and how much they can remove, you could lose mobility, emotional control, speech, decision making, and hearing.
Once the tumor is removed the space in your head is filled with fluid. Your brain will not go back to the same shape after It has been compressed. The Brain is an amazing organ so some patients only have minimal long term effects. Other lasting side effects are anxiety, dizziness, fatigue, loss of reflexes and mobility issues.
Gliomas- most prevalent type of adult brain tumor, they start in the glial cells or supporting cells of the brain and account for majority percentage of the malignant brain tumors.
Ependymoma- arise from ependymal cell that line the ventricles of the brain and center of the spinal chord. These are malignant tumors.
Pituitary Adenomas- benign tumors, many aren't detected or noticed and often don't require surgery. If they cause problems they can be removed through the sinus if a doctor recommends it.
Schwannomas- benign tumors that arise along the nerves, displacing the remainder of the nerve instead of invading the nerve. Most commonly known as Acoustic Neuromas that come from the eighth cranial nerve also known as the vestibularcochlear nerve, which runs from the ear to the brain.
Other Tumors include: Pineal Region Tumors, Oligodendrogliomas, Primary central nervous system lymphoma, Medullablastomas, etc.
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