Watching a Meningioma Brain Tumor

Posted by robinem @robinem, Feb 8, 2018

I've just been diagnosed with a 2cm meningioma tumor on the right front of my head. I am 59 years old and the surgeon has told me I will need to "do something" with my tumor someday since I am younger. What is the benefit of waiting?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 29, 2024

In reply to @ninha06 "Hi Linda, I glad to hear it. What are the sizes and location of your meningiomas?..." + (show)

@ninha06, welcome. Have you also been diagnosed with a meningioma? How are you doing?

ninha06 | @ninha06 | Jan 2 10:23am

In reply to @colleenyoung "@ninha06, welcome. Have you also been diagnosed with a meningioma? How are you doing?" + (show)

Hi @colleenyoung, unfortunately, I have. Last October I was incidentally diagnosed with a 2.5cm meningioma behind my right eye, thank God it is not pressing my optic nerve, it shows a bit of calcification, so I hope it grows very slowly if at all. I'm asymptomatic and on surveillance till April, but I am freaking out, I am suffering with anxiety and depression. I am soooo afraid of the surgery that I am thinking about GammaKnife instead. I'm in Canada so here is more complicated to choose your physicians and treatments since the healthcare system is public. Could someone tell me more about the pros & cons of Gamma Knife? Thanks.

cscmaryann | @cscmaryann | Jan 7 9:59am

In reply to @brankintx "I saw my oncologist yesterday. Thankfully the area where the gamma tile was placed worked no..." + (show)

I have never heard of a gamma tile. I will look that one up.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 4 days ago

In reply to @ninha06 "Hi @colleenyoung, unfortunately, I have. Last October I was incidentally diagnosed with a 2.5cm meningioma behind..." + (show)

@ninha06, here's more information about gamma knife available in Toronto, Canada, where they have great specialists in brain surgery at the Krembil Barin Institute, part of the University Health Network (UHN) https://www.uhn.ca/Krembil/Clinics/Gamma_Knife

You might also be interested in reading the comments on these related discussions about Gamma knife
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/brain-tumor-support-group/?search=gamma+knife#discussion-listview
You might start here:
- - Stereotactic Radiosurgery Surgery (Gamma or Cyberknife) for Meningioma: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gamma-knife-radio-surgery-for-meningioma/

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 4 days ago

In reply to @cscmaryann "I have never heard of a gamma tile. I will look that one up." + (show)

@cscmaryann, Gamma Knife is a type of stereotactic radiosurgery (STS) used to treat tumors, veins that have developed differently than usual and other differences in the brain.

Similar to other types of stereotactic radiosurgery (STS), Gamma Knife radiosurgery is not a standard surgery because there is no cut, called an incision You can read more here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/brain-stereotactic-radiosurgery/about/pac-20384679