Brain Tumor Surgery

India is now days becoming a medical hub and a growing destination for brain tumor surgery because of the availability of most advanced surgical treatment facilities and highly experienced surgeons in India. Because of these available treatment facilities, very low cost of treatment and very good success rate of surgery, many international patients are attracted to India for their low cost brain tumor surgery in India. International patients are looking forward to India just because of first class medical facilities at third class rates. The cost of treatment provided in India is very less compared to that of the cost of same surgical treatment in other developed countries for different treatment procedures like brain tumor surgery and these too are provided to patients with very good success rate. Because of the availability of very good treatment facilities, most experienced surgeons, very low cost of surgical treatment and very good success rate of brain tumor surgery in India many international patients’ select India as a destination for their surgical treatment.

Treatment for brain tumors depends on a number of factors including the type, location and size of the tumor as well as the patient's age and general health. Treatment methods and schedules differ for children and adults. Brain tumors are treated with surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Our doctors also are studying a vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain, known as glioma. Depending on patients’ needs, several methods may be used. Before treatment begins, most patients are given steroids, drugs that relieve swelling or edema. Your may receive anticonvulsant medicine to prevent or control seizures. If hydrocephalus is present, you may need a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid. A shunt is a long, thin tube placed in a ventricle of the brain and then threaded under the skin to another part of the body, usually the abdomen. It works like a drainpipe. Excess fluid is carried away from the brain and is absorbed in the abdomen. In some cases, the fluid is drained into the heart. Surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. To remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an opening in the skull. This operation is called a craniotomy. Whenever possible, the surgeon attempts to remove the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your doctor may remove as much of the tumor as possible. Partial removal helps to relieve symptoms by reducing pressure on the brain and reduces the amount of tumor to be treated by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Some tumors cannot be removed. In such cases, your doctor may do only a biopsy. A small piece of the tumor is removed so that a pathologist can examine it under a microscope to determine the type of cells it contains. This helps doctors decide which treatment to use.