1. Which of the following would be an example of a paraneoplastic syndrome? The crushing of the brain as a result of a meningioma (a brain tumor) Obstruction of the small intestine by a cancerous mass An infected cancerous mass A hormonal imbalance caused by something the cancer has produce...
Meningioma: Can cause partial or complete loss of vision in one eye; other symptoms may include blurred or double vision Craniopharyngioma: Can cause a defect in the visual field and an initial decrease in visual acuity (ability of the eye to identify shapes and the details of objects at a ...
My journey has led me to a place where my calling is now to work with brain tumor patients, focusing on those with benign meningioma brain tumors. Advertisements Early Symptoms of the Tumor Due to the location of the tumor and the sponge-like consistency of the brain, the tumor had not...
obviating brain retraction. Based on our experience with this surgical technique, we herein details variations required to treat recurrent lesions, depending on the original surgical treatment: transcranial, transsphenoidal (standard microscopic or endoscopic) expanded endonasal approach, and the eventual ...
The extreme lateral supracerebellar infratentorial (ELSI) approach was initially proposed to treat lesions of the posterolateral surface of the pons princi
Plasma levels of miR-185 results significantly altered in glioma patients compared to normal controls; of note, low plasma levels seems to correlate with poor survival. Of note, miR-185 levels do not appear observably changed in patients with other brain tumors, such as meningioma, acoustic ...
In some cases radiation may help reduce the size of the meningioma and radiation may also be considered to treat small remainders of the tumor after surgery. The average life expectancy with meningioma is 5 years after diagnoses although some people have lived longer. More than 90 percent of ...
Given the gender bias of meningioma brain tumors, some are led to believe that hormones may be a consideration in their development. An additional risk factor may be previous exposure to radiation therapy for another condition, although that was not my case. ...