Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Conditions and Treatments
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Brain Tumor Support
Madison Area Brain Tumor Support Group
Health Facts for You
Symptom Management
The UW Health brain tumor program in Madison, Wisconsin, consists of a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical neuro-oncologists, neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neuro-otologists, pediatric neurologists, pediatric neuro-oncologists and pediatric neurosurgeons. Our team provides treatment for patients with brain and central nervous system tumors and works in concert with the UW Carbone Cancer Center. We see more than 1,200 brain tumor patients annually with common as well as rare brain cancers.
Brain Cancer Types
- Brain and spinal metastatic cancer
- Astrocytoma
- Brainstem glioma
- CNS lymphoma
- Ependymoma
- Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
- Medulloblastoma
- Oligodendroglioma
Benign Tumor Types
Surgery
- Complex skull base surgery
- Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery
- Stereotactic tumor biopsy
- Trans-sphenoidal craniotomy
Radiation
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IMRT, FSRT)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
Imaging
- Advanced brain imaging technology (functional MRI, PET imaging, MR spectography, diffusion tensor MR tractography)
- Awake Language and Motor Mapping
- Intraoperative MRI (iMRI)
- Stealth Computer Navigation
