I’ve taken this school year off to recover from my brain tumor surgery. My journey has led me to a place where my calling is now to work withbrain tumor patients, focusing on those with benign meningioma brain tumors.
The extreme lateral supracerebellar infratentorial (ELSI) approach was initially proposed to treat lesions of the posterolateral surface of the pons principally cavernomas. The versatility of the approach allowed its use for other pathologies like gliomas, aneurysms, epidermoids, and meningiomas. Method...
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. ...