Best Hospital for Brain Tumours in Warangal
Department of Brain Tumours
Brain tumours are often classified as
- Primary ( cancer that starts in the brain ),
- Secondary or metastasis ( cancer starts somewhere else like skin-melanoma, lung, breast, kidney and bowel and spreads to the brain ) this type is more common than primary.
They are more common in men than women and can affect people of any age.
Risk Factors for Brain Tumors
- Radiation therapy
- Family history
- Chemical exposure
- Immunocompromised states
Symptoms
Brain tumours cause symptoms by raised pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure) such as :
- Headaches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Confusion And Irritability
- Blurred Or Double Vision
- Seizures
- Drowsiness
- Weakness In Parts of The Body
- Poor Coordination
- Loss of Consciousness
- Difficulty Speaking
Investigations
- CT scan Brain
- MRI Brain
- PET scan
Treatment
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Linear accelerator radiosurgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Proton radiosurgery)
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Find a Specialist
Our Doctors
Dr. Avinash Tippani
MS. (Gen) DNB-Surgical Oncology-NIMS,
PDCC - Surgical Gastroenterology -SVIMS
FMAS. FAIS, FIAGES, EFIAGES
Director & Chief Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Rahul Narayan Maddi
MBBS
MD (Manipal), DM - Oncology (NIMS)
Director - Chief Medical Oncologist & Hemato Oncologist
Dr. Abhinay Rajarao .P
MBBS
M.D.(General Medicine)
(D.M.(Medical Gastroenterology))
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr. Dara Sridhar
MBBS
M.D. Radiodiagnosis (NIMS)
Consultant Radiologist
Dr. Shankaranath Erukala
MBBS
MEM
Consultant Emergency Physician
Dr. Sushmitha Pittala
MBBS
MD (Radiation Oncology)
Consultant Radiation Oncology
Dr. M.V. J. PRASANTH
MBBS
MS, FELLOW IN HEAD & NECK SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
CONSULTANT HEAD & NECK ONCO SURGEON