Brain Tumor Care
When a brain tumor is discovered, an array of treatments may be recommended, depending on where in the brain the tumor is located and whether it’s cancerous or benign. As part of the Providence Neuroscience Institute, we offer care guided by a multidisciplinary team with leading-edge technology, who can recommend a treatment plan specific to you.
Treatment Overview
Treatment for patients with brain tumors is best developed by a team that includes tumor physicians from various medical specialties. Our brain tumor doctors include neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and other team members such as nurses and rehabilitation specialists. And our strong support staff assist patients and families during these difficult diagnoses.
Conditions We Treat
Our team provides coordinated, compassionate care for brain tumors and related conditions. We work with you and your family to create a personalized treatment plan and continue supporting you through recovery.
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Astrocytoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Cushing Syndrome
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Glioblastoma
- Glioma
- Lymphoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Brain Tumors
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Oligodendroglioma
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Tumors
- Prolactinoma
- Skull Base Tumors
- Nasal And Paranasal Tumors
Comprehensive Treatment Options
Based on your specific diagnosis, our team develops a treatment plan that works best for you. This may include medications, radiation therapy or, for those tumors not causing symptoms, regular monitoring. If you need a surgical solution, our leading-edge technology helps us perform the procedure safely and accurately.
Endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive approach used to diagnose and treat certain brain tumors and conditions affecting the brain. Using specialized instruments and a small camera, neurosurgeons can access hard-to-reach areas through smaller openings, which may reduce recovery time, minimize disruption to healthy tissue and lessen postoperative discomfort.
A craniotomy is a surgical procedure used to access the brain for the diagnosis or treatment of tumors and other neurological conditions. During the procedure, a neurosurgeon temporarily removes a section of the skull to safely reach the affected area, allowing for tumor removal, biopsy or other specialized treatments.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is the delivery of high-dose radiation treatment to a target using special patient immobilization techniques and sophisticated imaging to confirm highly accurate targeting. This is commonly delivered in a single treatment. Some commonly used SRS systems are gamma knife and cyber knife.
A brain biopsy is a procedure used to collect a small sample of tissue from a brain lesion or tumor for laboratory analysis. The results help your care team determine the type of tumor and develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to your specific diagnosis.
Chemotherapy is the systemic use of cytotoxic chemicals to kill cancer cells. Today there are many medications (e.g., biological medications, immune treatments, targeted therapies) that do not fit the classic definition of chemotherapy yet are often included in this category.
Next-generation sequencing, or molecular tumor profiling, looks at the unique genetic features of your tumor. Analyzing the DNA of cancer cells can identify specific changes that may be causing the cancer to grow. This helps your care team understand what’s driving your cancer and whether targeted treatments or clinical trials might be a good fit for you.