Inoperable brain tumor

It is very disappointing for any patient to be diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. This may mean that the disease has virtually no surgical cure and is not subject to surgery.

Inoperable brain tumor - what is it?

An inoperable brain tumor is an oncological disease. These include diseases already in an advanced stage of neoplasms detected in the active form of metastasis. At the third and fourth stages it can manifest itself as the growth of neoplasms that penetrate into all surrounding tissues and organs. At this stage, the tumor actively grows with metastases to the brain, liver, kidneys, bones and lungs. Cancer cells spread through blood and lymph.

Based on this clinical picture, the doctor may decide that surgical intervention is not advisable, since it is possible that complete excision of the tumor is impossible.

The risk category for an inoperable tumor includes a certain group of patients who have the following symptoms:

• hereditary predisposition;
• gender, in the male category the risk increases;
• weakened, unprotected immunity. This impairment may be caused by HIV infection;
• age degree. Here we can note two main groups related to risk: the first includes the elderly population in the range from 65 to 80 years; second – children under 8 years old;
• race. Scientists concluded that representatives of the Caucasian race are more predisposed to the risk of developing primary tumors;
• production activity. Professions related to nuclear facilities.

This type of tumor acts as a primary formation, and may also represent a secondary formation. In both options, surgery is not possible due to the high risk of death.

Signs related to predisposition to inoperable tumor:

• frequent severe headache in a certain place, accompanied by dizziness;
• loss of hearing and vision, glare in the eyes;
• hallucinations associated with hearing and vision;
• in a horizontal position there may be asymmetry of the pupils;
• very frequent cases of vomiting without signs of nausea;
• disturbance of the vestibular apparatus, instability when walking;
• memory impairment, may not recognize relatives and friends from their environment;
• enuresis;
• numbness of the lower extremities;
• seizures, convulsive phenomena;
• coma;
• loss of reflexes to pain, heat, tactile sensitivity;
• mental disorders, causeless frequent mood swings are possible.