Is brain tumor surgery dangerous?

I have just been diagnosed with a 6cm brain tumor. The doctor at the hospital I visited advised me to have surgery soon.

I am worried that the surgery will leave behind sequelae, leaving me paralyzed and in a vegetative state. Can brain tumors be cured? Does tumor surgery have as many risks as I am worried about, doctor? (Thanh Trinh, 43 years old, Ho Chi Minh City)

Reply:

Many brain tumor patients have the same worries such as whether brain tumors can be cured, what is the prognosis, how to treat brain tumors, are there any sequelae... Brain tumors are dangerous diseases, can be treated with many different methods such as using targeted drugs, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery... The level of success depends on each specific case, related to treatment techniques, nature, location, size, level of development and metastasis of the tumor, the patient's ability to respond to treatment...

Currently, Brain tumor surgery is one of the most common brain tumor treatments. Your 6 cm tumor is large, if the doctor where you are being examined advises surgery, it means that the tumor is suitable for surgical treatment. Depending on the actual condition of the tumor, with the support of modern equipment, the doctor can surgically remove the entire tumor. Or the doctor can remove part of the tumor, as much as possible, avoiding damage to the surrounding healthy brain tissue. After surgery, based on the biopsy results, it is possible to combine radiation therapy and chemotherapy (if necessary).

If left untreated for a long time, a large brain tumor can increase in size, making surgery more difficult and increasing the risk of complications. Brain tumor surgery often requires the expertise and skills of the medical team. However, if old techniques and equipment are used, there is a risk of complications after surgery such as paralysis of the limbs, visual impairment, difficulty speaking, cerebral hematoma, and even disability and death due to damage to healthy nerves and brain tissue during surgery.

Modern surgical techniques help increase the success rate of tumor removal, limit damage to healthy brain tissue and surrounding nerve fibers. Currently, there is a Modus V Synaptive brain surgery robot system that applies artificial intelligence and has many advantages over traditional brain surgery methods.

The difference that this robot brings is that it allows doctors to clearly see the entire nerve conduction bundle and tumor on the same 3D image thanks to the ability to harmonize MRI, DTI, CT, DSA... Doctors can also simulate 3D surgery on specialized software, choose a safe approach to the tumor before the official surgery, avoiding damage to the nerves. The robot also warns with green, yellow, red light signals like traffic lights in the actual surgery to ensure the surgical path is accurate and avoid deviation.

The new generation Modus V Synaptive brain surgery robot assists surgeons with brain tumor surgery, helping a patient paralyzed for 6 years walk again. Photo: Freepik

This brain surgery robot system was recently equipped and put into operation by Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Doctors have successfully performed brain tumor surgeries in difficult locations, helping patients recover quickly and minimizing post-operative complications.

If readers have questions about neurological diseases that need to be answered, they can submit questions here.

Master, Doctor, Specialist II Chu Tan Si
Head of Neurosurgery Department, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City

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