Complex Brain Tumors

Many patients with complex brain tumors require advanced neurosurgical procedures. Examples of such tumors include meningiomas involving the venous sinuses. Meningiomas are tumors that occur within the meninges, or membranous layers of connective tissue that envelop the brain and spinal cord. The outermost layer is called the dura mater. Venous sinuses are spaces within layers of the dura.

Other examples of complex brain tumors include large or giant sized tumors, and deep seated tumors in the ventricles, pineal region, or the posterior fossa, which houses the brainstem and cerebellum.

Case Study

A Preoperative MRI indicated a giant intraventricular neurocytoma in a 28-year old woman. It was removed with good results. After the surgery, she underwent radiotherapy to remove tumor residue.

The left image is before surgery; the right image, after surgery.