Brain tumor treatments

At the OHSU Brain Institute, you’ll find an expert team and the latest approaches to brain tumor care. We offer: • Leading treatments, including less invasive options and real-time imaging to make surgery safer and more successful. • Doctors with extensive training and experience who focus only on brain tumors. • A weekly meeting where our brain tumor specialists work together for your care. • Access to clinical trials that test promising new treatments, including a new method we developed to improve chemotherapy. • Personalized treatment plans, based on your tumor’s size, location and genetic traits. Your plan will most likely include more than one treatment. You can also expect: • Prompt care, typically meeting with our team within two weeks. • Multiple specialists who see you during one visit, so you don’t have to come back more than necessary. • Timely, precise diagnosis, even if you had your first evaluation with a doctor outside the Brain Institute. We provide test results within a day whenever possible. • Custom treatment plan based on your test results. • All your questions answered. We explain your options in detail and create your treatment plan with your help. We encourage you to ask questions, so you feel confident about your care. • Doctors who are part of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, one of the nation’s top centers for cancer care and research. As the only academic neuro-oncology program in Oregon, we care for hundreds of patients each year. We offer you...

A brain tumor is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells in your brain. Your skull, which encloses your brain, is very rigid. Any growth inside such a restricted space can cause problems. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). When Brain tumors are categorized as primary or secondary: • A primary brain tumor • A secondary brain tumor, also known as a metastatic brain tumor, occurs when cancer cells Though benign brain tumors can cause many serious issues, they are not cancerous, They also usually have more clearly defined borders, making them easier to remove surgically, and they don’t usually come back after removal. On the other hand, malignant brain tumors are cancerous, grow rapidly, and can spread to other parts of your brain or Primary brain tumors Primary brain tumors originate in your brain. They can • brain cells • the membranes that surround your brain, which are called • nerve cells • glands, such as the pituitary of pineal Primary tumors can be benign or cancerous. In adults, the most common types of brain tumors are gliomas and meningiomas. Gliomas Gliomas are tumors that develop from glial cells. These cells normally: • support the structure of your central nervous system • provide nutrition to your central nervous system • clean cellular waste • break down dead neurons Gliomas can develop from different types of glial cells. The types of tumors that begin in glial cells • astrocytic tumors, such as • oligodendroglial tumors, whi...

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Overview What is oligodendroglioma? Oligodendroglioma is a tumor that forms in the brain. These uncommon tumors usually develop in either the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain, but in rare cases, they can form in the spinal cord. Oligodendrogliomas develop from cells called oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes create a substance that protects nerves in the brain and helps them function. Oligodendrogliomas can be malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer). Some of these tumors grow quickly, but many are slower. They may spread to other parts of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). They don’t usually spread outside the central nervous system. Oligodendrogliomas are primary brain tumors. Primary brain tumors develop in the brain or spinal cord. (Tumors that spread to the brain from another part of the body are called secondary brain tumors.) How common are oligodendrogliomas? Oligodendrogliomas are rare. Doctors diagnose them in about 1,200 people in the United States every year. Oligodendrogliomas make up about 4% of all primary Who is affected by oligodendrogliomas? Oligodendrogliomas occur more often in adults than in children. They affect more men than women and are most common in men ages 30 to 60. What are the types of oligodendrogliomas? Doctors classify oligodendrogliomas into two types based on how fast the tumor grows. The kinds of oligodendrogliomas are: • Grade 2 (low grade) oligodendroglioma: These benign tumors grow slowly. They can be present f...