Depending on the type of tumor you have, you may need surgery. Your surgeon will remove as much of the tumor as possible without affecting neurological function. During surgery, a biopsy is also done to whether the tumor is cancerous.

At PAMF, our Neurosurgery department employs cutting edge procedures such as Radiosurgery.

Radiosurgery

Radiosurgery is a noninvasive treatment surgeons can use to remove tumors without having to cut into the body. PAMF doctors use an advanced technology called the Novalis Tx® radiosurgery system to deliver a large but precise dose of radiation to the tumor. The radiation destroys a targeted area without harming the surrounding normal tissue.

Often, tumors have an irregular shape, which is why the Novalis TX® radiosurgery system that PAMF now uses has a Shaped Beam Surgery component that lets the system match the radiation beams to targets of nearly any shape. As a result, cancerous cells are shrunk or destroyed without harming the nearby healthy tissues.