Advantages of Advanced Brain Tumour and Brain Cancer Surgery over Conventional surgery

Brain tumour is still a dreaded disease. If your loved one is detected with a brain tumour, it is very natural of you to get upset and look for the best hospital for brain tumour surgery in your country. It is also natural of you to become more concerned if the most advanced facility for brain tumour surgery is not available near you or you have to travel abroad like to India for best hospital for brain tumour in India. 

Many people from countries like Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Sudan and other African countries travel abroad to India for best hospitals for brain tumour surgery. Many patients from countries in middle east like UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and many from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and other countries come to India for affordable brain tumour surgery. The advantage of coming to India for them lies in the fact that the cost of brain tumour or even brain cancer surgery in India is much less as compared to what one would  pay in countries like UK, USA for such brain cancer surgery. 

It is important to know here that not all type of brain tumours are malignant or are brain cancers. Many of the tumours are benign or non cancerous in nature. There are various forms of brain tumors which include hemanigioma, meningioma, frontal lobe brain tumor, Glioblastoma which can be successfully treated. So, once those tumours are removed, the patient can lead a good life. Latest technology for Brain Surgery in India

Best hospitals in India for brain tumour surgery now have the latest and most promising technology to enable neurosurgeons to perform brain surgery with a lot of precision. Stereotactic radiosurgery helps in precisely locating where the lesion is. The latest techniques using stereotactic radiosurgery for locating brain tumor works on a very powerful computer system and thus helps the surgeon in planning each step of the procedure and to calculate the ideal access to treat the brain tumour resulting in the highest success rates for brain tumour and brain cancer surgery in India. Functional image- guidance is also being used for stereotactic radiosurgery to treat brain tumors and brain cancer.

Advantages of Advanced Brain Tumour and Brain Cancer Surgery over Conventional surgery

There are tumours that the surgeon may not be able to visualize properly without high grade technology that are now available in these best neurosurgery hospitals in India. In conventional surgery, the risk runs high that the surgeon may miss a part of the tumor which would result in re growth of the tumor and other neurological problems. 

The various advantages of the advanced brain tumour surgery are many. To name a few - the surgeon can plan the surgery properly, there are less or nil chances of missing the tumour and lesser chances of removing the normal brain tissue, resulting in much better accuracy and very high success rate for brain surgery in India. 

The downtime for patient is less that means lesser days of stay at the hospital and thus early recovery and early going back to work. 

Option for minimal access surgery, gamma knife radiosurgery, minimally invasive brain surgery, cyberknife etc are available at theses brain surgery hospitals in India. 

Cost of  Brain Tumour Surgery in India

The cost of brain tumour and brain cancer surgery in India is much less as compared to what one would pay for the surgery in USA or UK. Whereas the cost brain tumor surgery in United States is USD 20-30,000, the cost of brain tumor surgery in India is $8-9000 with the latest technology. The surgeons are board certified and are well trained. The brain surgery hospitals in India are among the best brain surgery hospitals in the world and offer great care and services. 

Brain Tumor Basic Facts and Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in India

When most normal cells grow old or get damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this process goes wrong. New cells form when the body doesn't need them, and old or damaged cells don't die as they should. The buildup of extra cells often forms a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor.




Primary brain tumors can be benign or malignant:

Benign brain tumors do not contain cancer cells:
- Usually, benign tumors can be removed, and they seldom grow back.
- Benign brain tumors usually have an obvious border or edge. Cells from benign tumors rarely invade tissues around them. They don't spread to other parts of the body. However, benign tumors can press on sensitive areas of the brain and cause serious health problems.
- Unlike benign tumors in most other parts of the body, benign brain tumors are sometimes life threatening.
- Benign brain tumors may become malignant.

Malignant brain tumors (also called brain cancer) contain cancer cells:
- Malignant brain tumors are generally more serious and often are a threat to life.
- They are likely to grow rapidly and crowd or invade the nearby healthy brain tissue.
- Cancer cells may break away from malignant brain tumors and spread to other parts of the brain or to the spinal cord.
- They rarely spread to other parts of the body.

Risk Factors

When you're told that you have a brain tumor, it's natural to wonder what may have caused your disease. But no one knows the exact causes of brain tumors. Doctors seldom know why one person develops a brain tumor and another doesn't. Researchers are studying whether people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop a brain tumor. A risk factor is something that may
increase the chance of getting a disease. Studies have found the following risk factors for brain tumors:


Ionizing radiation: Ionizing radiation from high dose x-rays (such as radiation therapy from a large machine aimed at the head) and other sources can cause cell damage that leads to a tumor. People exposed to ionizing radiation may have an increased risk of a brain tumor, such as meningioma or glioma.

Family history: It is rare for brain tumors to run in a family. Only a very small number of families have several members with brain tumors.Researchers are studying whether using cell phones, having had a head injury, or having been exposed to certain chemicals at work or to magnetic fields are important risk factors.

Surgery is the usual first treatment for most brain tumors. Before surgery begins, you may be given general anesthesia, and your scalp is shaved. You probably won't need your entire head shaved. Surgery to open the skull is called a craniotomy. The surgeon makes an incision in your scalp and uses a special type of saw to remove a piece of bone from the skull. You may be awake when the surgeon removes part or all of the brain tumor. The surgeon removes as much tumor as possible. You may be asked to move a leg, count, say the alphabet, or tell a story. Your ability to follow these commands helps the surgeon protect important parts of the brain. After the tumor is removed, the surgeon covers the opening in the skull with the piece of bone or with a piece of metal or fabric. The surgeon then closes the incision in the scalp.

Sometimes surgery isn't possible. If the tumor is in the brain stem or certain other areas, the surgeon may not be able to remove the tumor without harming normal brain tissue. People who can't have surgery may receive radiation therapy or other treatment.

Brain Tumor is no more a scary health condition as modern technology and advanced surgical modalities now offer near perfect clinical outcomes and the patients can soon return to normal life after surgery.

Following Advanced Minimally Invasive Techniques for Brain Tumor Treatment are available in Brain & Spine Centres of Excellence at our associated Super Specialty Hospitals in India

1. Brain Suite - Intra-operative MR Navigation Microsurgery

2. Trans-Nasal Endoscopic Removal of brain Tumor through the nose

3. Stereotactic Radiosurgery - Gamma Knife & Novalis TX

4. Tumor Embolization using Neuro Interventional Radiology

5. CyberKnife Radiosurgery

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