primary brain tumor -such as glioma, astrocytomas- treatment is often surgery when possible, and glucocorticoids.
radiotherapy (and sometimes chemotherapy) is used for brain metastasis, why isn't also used in primary tumor?
are there specific indications for radiotherapy in primary brain tumor?
In most cases surgery is the main stay of treatment followed by RT or CT if necessary
Surgery is the necessary part of the combined treatment. It is necessary for histological verification of the diagnosis and reduction of intracranial hypertension.
You can have a look at this link (and further links at this site) finding lots of explanations and answers:
https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/brain-tumor/treatment-options
Best regards
There are specific indications for surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy for both primary and secondary brain tumors. Histopathology, location, extent of resection, age, and multiple other variables play a role in decision-making for neurosurgeons and oncologists. Multiple guidelines help specialists, however, each patient is a different world.
Management of Brian tumors depends on multiple variables, as Dr. Ordóñez-Rubiano said.
Radiotherapy is used to treat both primary and secondary Brian tumors.
For example the Stupp protocol is a standard of care (after surgical resection) for the treatment of glioblastoma (grade IV WHO) since 2005 and it has lead to significant survival improvements. It consists of radiation therapy and concomitant and adjuvant chemotherapy with temozolomide.
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