Brain tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms arising from different cells within the central nervous system or from systemic tumors that have metastasized (spread) to the central nervous system. Brain tumors include a number of histologic types with markedly different tumor growth rates.
Headache is a common manifestation of brain tumors and is the worst symptom in about one-half of patients. Tumor-related headaches tend to be worse at night and may awaken the patient.
Seizures are among the most common symptoms of gliomas brain cancers and cerebral metastases. Some patients who are seizure-free at diagnosis subsequently develop seizures, but routine prophylactic treatment with antiseizure medications is not recommended.
Cognitive dysfunction, which includes memory problems and mood or personality change, is common among patients with intracranial cancers.
Here, Dr. Tony Talebi discusses the general concepts of what is a brain tumor, focusing on the most common types gliomas with Dr. Ron Benveniste, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Miami. The discussion includes signs, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, biopsy, use of steroids and antiseizure medicines, surgical resection, radiation therapy and chemotherapy for brain cancers,Brain cancerprognosis, what causesbrain cancer, signs ofbrain cancer, brain cancersymptoms, brain cancer, brain cancerstage 4, treatment ofbrain cancer, brain cancerassociation, stage fourbrain cancer, small cellbrain cancer,symtoms ofbrain cancer, causes ofbrain cancer, brain cancerchemotherapy, what isbrain cancer, brain cancers, brain cancerinformation, brain cancerprevention, stage 4brain cancer, information aboutbrain cancer, stage ivbrain cancer, brain cancersigns, brain cancersymptom, isbrain cancercurable, stage 3bbrain cancer, lungs cancer symptoms, survival rates forbrain cancer, symptoms ofbrain cancer, brain cancersurvivors, brain cancersymptons, brain cancersurvival, treatments ofbrain cancer, symptons ofbrain cancer, brain cancerstatistics, non small cellbrain cancer,chemo forbrain cancer, brain cancersurvival rate, large cellbrain cancer, effects ofbrain cancer, brain cancerscreening, brain cancerdiagnosis, brain cancersociety, brain cancerclinical trials, brain cancermetastasis, survival ratebrain cancer, symptom ofbrain cancer, info onbrain cancer, new treatments forbrain cancer, how common isbrain cancer . Special focus is placed on grade 4 gliomas, the glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Dr. Ron Benveniste credentials:
Specialties
Neurological Surgery
Roles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UMHC/SCCC
Clinical Interests
His current areas of specialization include surgery and radiosurgery for brain and pituitary tumors.
Research Interests
His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of cancer brain metastasis.
Awards
Resident Research Prize
Education
2007 Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2006 Neurosurgery Residency Mount Sinai School of Medicine
