This type of malignancy occurs most often. Tumors of this kind are classified according to the following types:
- astrocytoma;
- ependymoma;
- oligodendroglioma;
- mixed glioma;
- the formation of the vascular plexus;
- brain gliomas and others.
There are many forms of pathology, from benign glioma of the brain, with which the patient can live until old age, without even knowing about it, to malignant, growing quickly, equating to a death sentence.
As well as all similar diseases, they are divided into different degrees, depending on the rate of growth and localization.
Diagnosis of brain glioma
In addition to examining the doctor, the patient is sent to a magnetic resonance imaging. It is the result of MRI that provides a clear visualization of the location and size of the tumor. The doctor also has the possibility of a layer-by-layer study of the glioma of the brainstem.
The first symptoms of glioma are:
- headaches ;
- rare epileptic seizures;
- problems with speech;
- paralysis of parts of the body or face;
- problems with sight, memory, thinking.
Treatment of brain glioma
The tumor is removed by surgery. Only in this way can you maximize its volume without damaging the vital parts of the brain. The operation is very complicated because of the structure of education. Fortunately, modern technologies such as real-time MRI, innovative technologies with the help of a microscope and operational ultrasound have made such a process safer.
Chemotherapy , radiotherapy and other methods are used. It is also appropriate to use radiotherapy for the treatment of diffuse gliomas of the brainstem. Radiotherapy is indicated for postoperative recovery.
Complications and general prognosis of glioma
Following the results of treatment from several days to a week:
- nausea;
- weakness;
- loss of appetite.
Baldness after therapy is considered the norm. Later side effects
- partial memory loss;
- violation of thought processes and other deviations.
The overall prognosis of glioma is unfavorable. Everything depends on the measures taken and the exact diagnosis. The heavier the form of glioma, the correspondingly, the worse the outcome of the disease.
The life expectancy with inoperable brain glioma is about a year. Even if intensive therapy is used, the relapse of this pathology will be in a hundred percent of cases.